Cau Vang or the \u201cGolden Bridge\u201d in Vietnam\u2019s Ba Na Hills has attracted scores of tourists since it opened in June, drawing those eager to see a novel piece of unusual architecture and design.<\/p>\n
The bridge was designed to evoke the image of the \u201cgiant hands of gods, pulling a strip of gold out of the land\u201d. This walkway in the sky among the foggy and fairy-like scenery of Ba Na mountain snakes through the forest high up in the hills. The span of the unconventional bridge stretches an impressive 150 metres (490 feet) long.<\/p>\n
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 \u2013 complete with faux castle and cathedral \u2013 manicured gardens and a wax museum featuring statues of celebrities like Lady Gaga and Michael Jordan. The only remnants of the original French occupants are the crumbling remains of their holiday homes that can still be spotted while travelling up by cable car.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cau Vang or the \u201cGolden Bridge\u201d in Vietnam\u2019s Ba Na Hills has attracted scores of tourists since it opened in June, drawing those eager to see a novel piece of unusual architecture and design. The bridge was designed to evoke the image of the \u201cgiant hands of gods, pulling a strip of gold out of the land\u201d. This walkway in the sky among the foggy and fairy-like scenery of Ba Na mountain snakes through the forest high up in the hills. The span of the unconventional bridge stretches an impressive 150 metres (490 feet) long. 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 \u2013 complete with faux castle and cathedral \u2013 manicured gardens and a wax museum featuring statues of celebrities like Lady Gaga and Michael Jordan. The only remnants of the original French occupants are the crumbling remains of their holiday homes that can still be spotted while travelling up by cable car.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destination-updates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n