• The glass sightseeing platform on Shilin Gorge near Beijing is billed as the world’s biggest. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    The glass sightseeing platform on Shilin Gorge near Beijing is billed as the world’s biggest. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • The platform is on the highest peak in Shilin Gorge. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    The platform is on the highest peak in Shilin Gorge. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • The glass sightseeing platform extends out 108 feet. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    The glass sightseeing platform extends out 108 feet. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • The walkway to the sightseeing platform on Shilin Gorge. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    The walkway to the sightseeing platform on Shilin Gorge. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • A couple takes a selfie on the platform. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    A couple takes a selfie on the platform. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • The platform on Shilin Gorge is seen over a ride at an amusement park in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    The platform on Shilin Gorge is seen over a ride at an amusement park in Beijing. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
  • Visitors on the platform on Shilin Gorge in Beijing, China. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
    Visitors on the platform on Shilin Gorge in Beijing, China. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters

Travel and Tourism

Walk on the wildside at 1,312 feet up – in pictures

Liz Claus

May 29, 2016

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A new glass-bottom sightseeing platform on the highest peak of China’s Shilin Gorge near Beijing extends out 108 feet and hangs 1,312 ft up from the foot of the cliff.

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