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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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Gongchen Bridge in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2024 - Photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows Gongchen Bridge, the tallest and longest stone arch bridge over the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the landmark building at the southern end of the Canal and the World Cultural Heritage site of the Grand Canal, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. With a length of 98 meters and a height of 16 meters, Gongchen Bridge is 5.9 meters wide in the middle of the bridge floor and 12.2 meters wide at the end of the bridge. It is the highest and longest stone arch bridge among ancient Bridges in Hangzhou and a landmark building at the southern end of the Grand Canal.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Mohamed Farah (C) of Britain wins the men's 5,000 meters in 13:26.98 at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 16, 2013.

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Kenyans finish 1st to 4th at women's 10,000

DAEGU, South Korea - (from L) Kenya's Sally Kipyego, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot and Priscah Jepleting Cherono celebrate with a national flag after their country's domination of the women's 10,000 meters at the world athletics championship in Daegu, South Korea, capturing first through fourth place, on Aug. 27, 2011. Cheruiyot won the race with a time of 30:48:98, followed by Kipyego, Masai and Cherono in order.

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Skupien of Poland wins Sapporo Olympic Memorial ski jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Wojciech Skupien of Poland wins the Sapporo Olympic Memorial International Jump at Miyanomori Hill in Sapporto on Jan. 12 with leaps of 90.5 meters and 98 meters for a total of 244 points.

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Skupien of Poland wins Sapporo Olympic Memorial ski jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Wojciech Skupien of Poland wins the Sapporo Olympic Memorial International Jump at Miyanomori Hill in Sapporto on Jan. 12 with leaps of 90.5 meters and 98 meters for a total of 244 points. (Kyodo)

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Hozu River

View from a boat going down Hozu River. Boulders lie along the southern shore. Hozu Gorge, also called Arashi Gorge, is a 13km stretch from Hozu Bridge in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama. This is a scenic point with rapids and unusual rock formations. Tributaries such as Kiyotaki River flow into the V-shaped gorge at an altitude of 400 meters.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐98‐0]

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Kenyans finish 1st to 4th at women's 10,000

DAEGU, South Korea - (from L) Kenya's Sally Kipyego, Linet Chepkwemoi Masai, Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot and Priscah Jepleting Cherono celebrate with a national flag after their country's domination of the women's 10,000 meters at the world athletics championship in Daegu, South Korea, capturing first through fourth place, on Aug. 27, 2011. Cheruiyot won the race with a time of 30:48:98, followed by Kipyego, Masai and Cherono in order. (Kyodo)

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.

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High Buildings Demolition

An excavator demolish the roof of a 30-story high-rise building in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan 27, 2021. As the tallest building can only be built 80 meters according to the regulations, the project was secretly built to 98 meters. The relevant government departments carried out the demolition of the illegal construction of super high-rise buildings according to law.