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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country opened World’s Longest Glass Bridge recently?
A
India
B
Pakistan
C
China
D
South Africa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 28 April 2022, not long after re-opening for international tourism, Vietnam’s latest glass-bottomed walkway opened to visitors. Named Bach Long, which means ‘White Dragon’, the bridge is located in the Moc Chau district in Son La, the province bordering Laos about 200km northwest of the capital, Hanoi.

Detailed explanation-2: -(CNN)-A glass-bottomed walkway in Vietnam, which opened to much public fanfare in April, has been declared the world’s longest bridge of its kind by Guinness World Records.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is called Vietnam’s Bach Long pedestrian bridge, which is 632m (2, 073ft) long and located 150m (492ft) above a huge jungle. As per the reports, the Asian country has opened a glass-bottomed bridge suspended above a lush jungle. It surpasses a 526m Glass Bottom Bridge in Guangdong, China.

Detailed explanation-4: -Suspended 500 feet above the ground, the Bach Long Bridge (white dragon in Vietnamese) deploys 250 Saint-Gobain glass panels over the 2073, 5 feet-long bridge.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chikhaldara Skywalk project | World’s longest skywalk with glass top to come up in India Melghat tiger reserve.

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