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The Skybridge, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Hanglin Park of the Emperor Hi Shwang

The emperor hi shwang park of the third century b c. Chin dynasty is said to feature covered, double floor passageways that allowed the emperor to move from one grand palace to another through the wilderness. Visitors moved about in this garden like celestial birds, up and down in a divine residence. Zo turns to some other examples including an island named pingla on which buildings were connected by a rainbow skywalk where walking was like flying to and fro.

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