The Sky Bridge

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The renowned single-sided wall

The Fairy Tower and the Wangjing Tower are facing each other from afar. Between the two towers, a single-sided wall was built along the curved, uneven, and high ridges at one side, which is known as the "Sky Bridge". 

Both sides of the wall are scaring and stumbling deep ravines.

Rime snowscape of Simatai Great Wall Fairy Tower (2019-11-30) by Wu QiangSimatai Great Wall

Crenels are scattered on the stone walls. The outer side of the wall is extremely dangerous. It is only enough to fit one foot a few dozen centimeters below the stone walls. And on both sides are the cliffs that are nearly a thousand meters above sea level.

One must be careful while crossing the Sky Bridge. In particular, in a place called "Tiger’s Mouth", one who tries to go through must press his body hard against it, with both hands clasping the stone gap of the rock wall and moving forward with tiny steps. One slip would mean falling off from the ten-thousand-feet cliff. 

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Standing here, we feel the insignificance of human beings and the awesomeness of this magnificent “Sky Bridge”.

Snowscape and sea of clouds at Simatai Great Wall Fairy Tower, Wu Qiang, 2021-03-20, From the collection of: Simatai Great Wall
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Sea of clouds of the Simatai Great Wall, Simatai Great Wall, From the collection of: Simatai Great Wall
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Winter scenery of the “Sky Bridge”, the plants covered with rime look like ice sculptures.

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