‘Hands of gods’ bridge goes viral
Nestled in the forested hills of central Vietnam, two giant concrete hands emerge from the trees, holding up a glimmering golden bridge crowded with gleeful visitors taking selfies at the country’s latest eccentric tourist draw.
Designed to make visitors feel as if they are taking a stroll on a shimmering thread stretching across the hands of gods, the “Golden Bridge” has attracted hordes of guests since it opened in the Ba Na Hills near Danang in June.
Images of the bridge have gone viral on social media, much to the surprise of the architect who had no idea it would attract so much attention.
Vu Viet Anh, principal designer and founder of TA Landscape Architecture, said: “We’re proud that our product has been shared by people all over the world.”
At 150m long, the bridge snakes through the forest high up in mountains first developed by French colonists as a hill station in 1919.
Today the area is a major tourist attraction, boasting a cable car, replica French medieval village – including faux castle and cathedral – manicured gardens and a wax museum featuring statues of Lady Gaga and Michael Jordan.
Visitors are mostly interested in the newly built Cau Vang (Golden Bridge).
Vietnam is no stranger to off-the-wall attractions.
A “crystal cloud” installation of 58,000 shimmering Swarovski beads in the rice-terraced hills of northern Vietnam opened earlier this year, while the surreal “Crazy House” hotel in central Da Lat, designed to look like a trippy treehouse, has long attracted legions of curious visitors. –