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This bridge in China is a vacation hot spot | CNN

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October 29, 2026 • 07:30 AM
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Would you bungee jump off the world’s highest bridge? Towering 625 meters (2,051 feet) above a river in southwest China, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is more than an engineering marvel. CNN’s Mike Valerio explores how a record-breaking bridge is changing life within an ancient canyon.

This bridge in China is a vacation hot spot | CNN

Would you bungee jump off the world's highest bridge? Towering 625 meters (2,051 feet) above a river in southwest China, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is more than an engineering marvel. CNN's Mike Valerio explores how a record-breaking bridge is changing life within an ancient canyon.

Would you bungee jump off the world's highest bridge? Towering 625 meters (2,051 feet) above a river in southwest China, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is more than an engineering marvel. CNN's Mike Valerio explores how a record-breaking bridge is changing life within an ancient canyon.

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