Wender·Vista
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePeople's Republic of China
in the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Hunan

Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge

— — a clear floor over three hundred metres of air.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A glass-floored span across the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in northwestern Hunan, four hundred and thirty metres long, six metres wide, three hundred metres above the canyon floor. It opened in 2016 and quickly became the most-watched footbridge in China. The Israeli architect Haim Dotan designed it to disappear against the gorge; the engineers laid ninety-nine triple-layer glass panels across two steel cables and asked visitors to look down.

from the studio
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
— bring it home

Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The bridge crosses the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, a narrow gorge cut into the quartz-sandstone of the Wulingyuan region in northwestern Hunan Province. Wulingyuan was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 for the pillared rock formations that inspired the floating mountains of the film Avatar. The canyon itself sits about thirty kilometres from Zhangjiajie city and is reached by road through Cili County. The surrounding park is heavily forested in subtropical broadleaf and bamboo, with karst-style erosion working through the sandstone columns.

— the stone

The bridge spans a gorge cut into Devonian-age quartz sandstone, the same formation that gives Wulingyuan its three thousand sandstone pillars and pinnacles. The rock is hard and slow-weathering, which is why the columns rise as nearly vertical towers rather than rounded ridges. The two anchor points are bored into bedrock on either rim, and the deck hangs from two steel cables across a 385-metre clear span. The architect specified a low-iron triple-laminated glass panel rated to take the weight of forty people each.

— informed by Wikipedia — Wulingyuan
— the visit

The bridge opened on August 20, 2016 after several delays and is operated by the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon scenic area. Daily visitors are capped at 8,000 with timed-entry tickets sold online; queues at the entry kiosk are routine on weekends and public holidays. The ticket includes the bridge crossing, the connected canyon walk, and access to a glass elevator on the far side. Shoe covers are issued at the gate to protect the panels. The walk across takes about ten minutes if the bridge is busy.

— where
People's Republic of China · Cili County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan
— within
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon
— position
29.3475° N · 110.9760° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
25 km N
Wulingyuan
UNESCO scenic area
30 km W
Zhangjiajie
city
35 km SW
Tianmen Mountain
mountain park
N
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
Wulingyuan
Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The bridge spans the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in Cili County, Hunan Province, China, about thirty kilometres east of Zhangjiajie city and inside the wider Wulingyuan scenic area.

The span is 430 metres long and 6 metres wide, suspended 300 metres above the canyon floor on two steel cables anchored into the sandstone bedrock at either rim of the gorge.

August 20, 2016, after several delays. The Israeli architect Haim Dotan designed it; the structural engineering was led by China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance and Design Institute, with safety testing including a sledgehammer demonstration before opening.

Yes. The deck uses triple-layer laminated glass panels, each rated to hold the weight of around forty adults. Daily visitor numbers are capped at 8,000 with timed entry. No panel has failed in operation.

Tickets are sold through the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon scenic area website and major Chinese travel platforms, usually a day in advance. The ticket bundles the bridge crossing with the connected canyon walk on the far side.

A canyon-floor riverside walk, a glass elevator on the far rim, a small set of bungee-jump and zip-line operations, and the broader Wulingyuan park with its quartz-sandstone pillar forest a short drive north.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for travellers who crossed it and for engineers drawn to long-span design. The image holds the height and the line of cable and rim. A Small with a written note travels well.

Modern industrial, mountain-modern, and biophilic rooms with strong wood and stone. The greys and forest greens hold against warm timber, blackened steel, and rooms with a single strong glass-and-wood detail.

A single Large reads above a three-seat sofa. The horizontal line of the span suits a four-tile Mural across a longer wall, where the gorge extends past the sofa edges.

Yes, choose Dura Satin or Matte for steam and splash zones. The colour is fused inside the ceramic surface, so cleaning the panel does no harm to the image.

Microfibre cloth and warm water, with a touch of mild soap if needed. No abrasive pads and no ammonia cleaners. The thin glossy finish recovers from minor handling on its own.

Yes. Every WenderVista is composed and finished in our Knoxville, Tennessee studio. There is no licensed reseller and no third-party reproduction. Reid Wender chooses each place that enters the atlas.

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