Spectacular glass-bottomed bridge opens in Vietnam

Visitors stand on the walkway section of the Bach Long glass bridge in Moc Chau district in Vietnam's Son La province on April 29, 2022. Vietnam launched a new attraction for tourists -- with a head for heights -- on April 29 with the opening of a glass-bottomed bridge suspended some 150 metres above a lush, jungle-clad gorge. - AFP

MOC CHAU (Vietnam), April 30, 2022 (AFP): Don't look down! Vietnam launched a new attraction for tourists with a head for heights on Friday (April 29), with the opening of a glass-bottomed bridge suspended 150 metres (490 feet) above a lush jungle.

The Bach Long pedestrian bridge -- whose name translates to "white dragon" -- in northwest Son La province snakes around dizzying cliff faces before spanning a dramatic valley between two peaks, hitting a total length of 632 metres (690 yards).