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Glass walkway shatters above abyss, terrifying tourists

A pane of glass shattered on a see-through walkway wrapping around a 3,540-foot-high cliff face, causing thrill-seeking Chinese tourists to scream in terror.
BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed the tourism peak during the 7-day National Day holiday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)© ChinaFotoPress BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed…This photo taken on October 5, 2015 shows people standing by a cracked glass tile on a glass-bottomed walkway in Yuntaishan in Jiaozuo, central China's Henan province. Thrill-seeking tourists in China got more than they bargained for when cracks appeared in a glass-bottomed walkway suspended 1,080 meters (3,540 foot) over a canyon, reports said.© Stringer, AFP / Getty Images This photo taken on October 5, 2015 shows people standing by a cracked glass tile on a glass-bottomed walkway in Yuntaishan in Jiaozuo, central China's Henan province…Officials insisted the visitors on the platform were in no danger when the glass cracked on Monday, apparently due to someone dropping a stainless steel mug, according to the People's Daily Online. A spokesman at Yuntai Mountain Scenic Spot said only one out of the three layers of glass broke.
Yuntaishan scenery© Sino Images Yuntaishan scenery Maybe so, but according to the Daily Mail, a tourist who's known by her internet screen name "lidonghaishuohezainihaowodehai" gave an account on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, that would freeze any acrophobe's blood:
"[I've] just witnessed history. The glass-bottomed walkway on Yuntai Mountain just cracked. When I was about to reach the end [of the passage], I heard a sudden bang and felt a shake under my feet.
"I looked down and saw the glass floor beneath me shattered. [I have] no idea why it happened, at that moment everybody was screaming.
BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed the tourism peak during the 7-day National Day holiday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)© ChinaFotoPress BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed…BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed the tourism peak during the 7-day National Day holiday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)© ChinaFotoPress BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed…"I yelled out loud 'It cracked, it really cracked!', then pushed the people in front of me to leave. [I was] terrified."
BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed the tourism peak during the 7-day National Day holiday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)© ChinaFotoPress BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed…BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed the tourism peak during the 7-day National Day holiday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)© ChinaFotoPress BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed…The 20-year-old's message has since been deleted.
© View StockYuntai Mountain Scenic Spot evacuated the U-shaped platform and has since closed the attraction until further notice. It has only been open since Sept. 20.
BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed the tourism peak during the 7-day National Day holiday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)© ChinaFotoPress BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 05: (CHINA OUT) Tourists walk on a glass road alongside a cliff at Tianyun Mountain during the National Day holiday on October 5, 2015 in Beijing, China. Many scenic spots in China have welcomed…According to a press release, 223 feet out of the 853-foot-long platform is paved with three layers of one-inch-thick glass panes, which can bear the weight of at least 1,764 pounds (800 kilograms).
Some 532 million people are traveling this week during China's week-long National Day holiday.

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