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Chongqing hosts international BASE jumping event

By Tan Yingzi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-04-28 14:00

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The 2018 International BASE Jumping Tournament is taking place April 27-28 on a transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge at Yunyang Longgang Geological Park in Chongqing, Southwest China. This event has attracted 16 top players from countries across the globe including the United States, Canada and Australia. BASE jumping is leaping from a building, antenna, span or Earth using a parachute or wingsuit. The Yunyang cantilever bridge is built at an altitude of 1,010 meters, with a vertical drop of 718 meters directly under the skywalk to the ground and a cantilever extending 26.68 meters. [Photo by Tan Yingzi / chinadaily.com.cn]

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