Hi Everybody!! So who wants to walk on this Glass Sky Walk on a Mountain??? You are not going to believe this trip to Tianmen Mountain. This is sooooooo cool-a must see! I found a special Restaurant,Tianmen Mountain Restaurant / Liu Chongxiao, where we can all meet!
Take a few minutes for Yourself and see Tonight's Tour! When You are ready, we are going to start at the Top! Enjoy!
a new trail path in china's tianmen mountain national park offers visitors an unusual experience:
the floor and rails of the pathway are composed of glass, offering walkers a vertigo-inducing look
at the sheer drops and wilderness below. the walkway spans three feet wide, composed of glass 2.5-inches thick.
measuring approximately 200 feet (61 meters) long, the walkway is raised almost a mile into the air at about 4700 feet
(1430 meters), inviting comparisons to the grand canyon 'skywalk' in arizona, USA. the passage joins the west cliff
at the yunmeng fairy summit, where tianmen mountain and zhang jiajie meet. visitors to the tianmen mountain bridge
are requested to wear shoe covers to keep the glass transparent and clean.
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Look at this Great Restaurant I found for Us!!!!!
Tianmen Mountain Restaurant by Liu Chongxiao
Located on riverside opposite the peach blossom island which is a fantastic sight point in Tianmen Mountain scenic of Guilin, the restaurant was oriented not as a building but a special viewfinder.
The concept is to create unique experience through combine the natural environment with the manmade boundary surface.
Photography is by Deng Xixun, Liu Chongxiao, He Rong and Song Ya.
The restaurant is constructed from triangular panels of alternating timber and glass strips that allows diners a view of the surrounding landscape.
The building is raised off the ground on steel feet to prevent flooding and gives access to the river via an external staircase.
Tianmen Mountain forms a national forest park near the town of Guilin and also contains a historic temple.
http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/26/tianmen-mountain-restaurant-by-liu-chongxiao/
http://www.archdaily.com/145283/tianmen-mountain-restaurant-liu-chongxiao/
Tianmen Mountain Restaurant / Liu Chongxiao
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Architects: Liu Chongxiao
Location: Guilin, China
Design group: Beijing Tong he Shan zhi Landscape Design Co.
Project team: Liu Chongxiao, He Rong, Wu Xi, Ren Sijie
Planning team: Jiang Bo, Mo Keli, Wang Chao
Project area: 627 sqm
Project year: 2011
Photographs: Deng Xixun, Liu Chongxiao, He Rong, Song Yan
Location: Guilin, China
Design group: Beijing Tong he Shan zhi Landscape Design Co.
Project team: Liu Chongxiao, He Rong, Wu Xi, Ren Sijie
Planning team: Jiang Bo, Mo Keli, Wang Chao
Project area: 627 sqm
Project year: 2011
Photographs: Deng Xixun, Liu Chongxiao, He Rong, Song Yan
http://www.archdaily.com/145283/tianmen-mountain-restaurant-liu-chongxiao/0008-5/
© Courtesy of Liu Chongxiao
Located on riverside opposite the peach blossom island which is a fantastic sight point in Tianmen Mountain scenic of Guilin, the restaurant was oriented not as a building but a special viewfinder.
© Courtesy of Liu Chongxiao
The concept is to create unique experience through combine the natural Environment with the manmade boundary surface.
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The 627-square-meters interior space contains repast space, kitchen and toilet. The ground floor is elevated to respond the change of Water levels. On the restaurant’s interior, the steelbeams support roof and the beams also accommodate several strip -shaped clerestory windows which bring in natural light and view from outside. A series of different shaped shelves made of local fir looks warm and vernacular. The building looks like a super window for overall view.
When the house completed, I asked a friend: “what is the impression of that house?” Answer: “for materials produced by way of a half transparency texture.”
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Next! A Man Flies Through Mountain
NCREDIBLE: Jeb Corliss wingsuit skydiver flies through mountain ... | |||
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Corliss
Jeb Corliss
Jeb Corliss (born March 25, 1976 near Santa Fe, New Mexico[1]) is a professional skydiver and BASE jumper. He has jumped from sites including Paris' Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle, and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
Jeb Corliss is co-founder of 3 Triple 7, a clothing label.
He was also the original host of the Discovery Channel series Stunt Junkies, appearing in 13 episodes, but was fired by Discovery as a result of his arrest (below).
On September 25, 2011 Corliss jumped out of a helicopter at 6,000 feet and glided through a 100-ft wide archway in Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie,Hunan Province, China, landing with a parachute on a nearby bridge.
The Nature of Tianmen Mountain,
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianmen_Mountain
Tianmen Mountain
| Tianmen Mountain | |
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| 天门山 | |
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| Location | Tianmen Mountain National Park,Zhangjiajie, in northwesternHunan Province, China |
Tianmen Mountain (Chinese: 天门山; pinyin: Tiānmén Shān) is a mountain located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in northwestern Hunan Province, China.
A cablecar was constructed by the French company Poma from nearby Zhangjiajie railway station to the top of the mountain. Tianmen Mountain Cableway is claimed in tourist publications as the "longest passenger cableway of high mountains in the world", with 98 cars and a total length of 7,455 metres and ascent of 1,279 metres. The highest gradient is an unusual 37 degrees. Tourists can walk on kilometres of paths built onto the cliff face at the top of the mountain, including sections with glass floors. An 11km road with 99 bends also reaches the top of the mountain and takes visitors to Tianmen cave, a natural hole in the mountain of a height of 131.5 metres.[4]
A large temple is also located on the summit with chairlift or footpath access. The original temple here was built in the Tang Dynasty. Today a more recent construction with Tang dynasty architecture occupies the site and includes a vegetarian restaurant in the 10000 square metre setting.
On September 25, 2011 Jeb Corliss glided through the 100 feet (30 m) wide archway in the mountain using a wing suit. The flight began from a helicopter at 6,000 feet (1,800 m), and ended with a safe landing on a nearby bridge
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/09/chinas-tianmen-mountain-winding-road-joins-our-list-of-dream-drives.htmlAs just under 7 miles in length and with a total of 99 turns, the narrow road has been chiseled out of the landscape, rising 1,100 meters (3,600 feet). Nicknamed “Heaven-Linking Avenue”, just toss us the keys to a Porsche GT3 at the bottom and by the top we’re sure to be in heaven.
This concludes our tour of Tianmen Mountain! Hope You enjoyed it. I am wishing all of You a great weekend. I will see You back on Monday. Goodnight!
Leaving You with one more Great Performance!
......this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek
See You next time!
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