Vietnam Glass-bottomed Bridge Opens for Visitors
2022-06-04
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1A resort in Vietnam has opened a glass-bottomed foot bridge connecting two mountains.
2It is the third such bridge in the Southeast Asian country.
3The 150-meter-tall bridge crosses a deep, narrow area called a gorge.
4The aim of the bridge is to bring in thrill-seeking tourists.
5The bridge is called the Bach Long suspension bridge.
6It means "White Dragon" in Vietnamese.
7A dragon is a huge, imaginary flying animal that can breathe out fire and looks like a reptile.
8The bridge is found in the Son La area.
9Son La is northwest of the capital, Hanoi, and borders Laos.
10The opening ceremony included dragon dancing and a ribbon cutting.
11Vi Thi Thu is a 22-year-old visitor who attended the ceremony and walked on the bridge.
12"I dared not look down as I am afraid of heights," she said.
13"I imagined in my head what would happen if I fell through...."
14The reinforced glass used for the bridge can hold up to 450 people at a time.
15Each glass piece used for the bridge is 40 millimeters thick.
16The bridge is 290 meters long and runs between two mountain tops on either side of a gorge.
17It also has a 342-meter pathway on the side of a mountain.
18Guinness World Records keeps a list of world records.
19It lists a 562-meter glass-bottomed bridge in Qingyuan, in China's Guangdong area, as the world's longest.
20The World Record Association is another organization that keeps a list of world records.
21It listed the two-part Vietnamese bridge as the world's longest, at 632 meters.
22Tran Xuan Tinh is 72 years old and a visitor to the bridge.
23He seemed happy he walked on the bridge.
24He said he was frightened at first, but added, "If you walked over around 10 glass panels, that feeling is gone."
25I'm Gregory Stachel.
1A resort in Vietnam has opened a glass-bottomed foot bridge connecting two mountains. It is the third such bridge in the Southeast Asian country. 2The 150-meter-tall bridge crosses a deep, narrow area called a gorge. The aim of the bridge is to bring in thrill-seeking tourists. 3The bridge is called the Bach Long suspension bridge. It means "White Dragon" in Vietnamese. A dragon is a huge, imaginary flying animal that can breathe out fire and looks like a reptile. 4The bridge is found in the Son La area. Son La is northwest of the capital, Hanoi, and borders Laos. 5The opening ceremony included dragon dancing and a ribbon cutting. Vi Thi Thu is a 22-year-old visitor who attended the ceremony and walked on the bridge. 6"I dared not look down as I am afraid of heights," she said. "I imagined in my head what would happen if I fell through...." 7The reinforced glass used for the bridge can hold up to 450 people at a time. Each glass piece used for the bridge is 40 millimeters thick. 8The bridge is 290 meters long and runs between two mountain tops on either side of a gorge. It also has a 342-meter pathway on the side of a mountain. 9Guinness World Records keeps a list of world records. It lists a 562-meter glass-bottomed bridge in Qingyuan, in China's Guangdong area, as the world's longest. 10The World Record Association is another organization that keeps a list of world records. It listed the two-part Vietnamese bridge as the world's longest, at 632 meters. 11Tran Xuan Tinh is 72 years old and a visitor to the bridge. He seemed happy he walked on the bridge. He said he was frightened at first, but added, "If you walked over around 10 glass panels, that feeling is gone." 12I'm Gregory Stachel. 13Minh Nguyen and Thinh Nguyen reported this story for Reuters. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English. 14___________________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16resort - n. a place where people go for vacations 17thrill - n. a feeling of great excitement or happiness 18tourist - n. a person who travels to a place for pleasure 19dare - v. to do (something that is difficult or that people are usually afraid to do) 20frightened - adj. fearful 21We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.