Expansive arch bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic

STORY: Expansive arch bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HECHI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tian'e Longtan Bridge STORYLINE: Tian'e Longtan Bridge, a steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge over 600 meters long, opened to traffic on Thursday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The bridge over Hongshui River, situated in Tian'e County in Hechi City of Guangxi, is a two-way four-lane bridge with a total length of 2,488.55 meters. It is the world's longest steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge in terms of span. The opening of the Tian'e Longtan Bridge marks the completion of the Nantian Expressway which links Nandan County and Tian'e County of Guangxi, reducing the trip time from a 1.5-hour drive to a 40-minute drive. The construction of the bridge's main structure began in December 2020. The completion of the Tian'e Longtan Bridge will become a milestone in the evolution of

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the Tian'e Longtan Bridge in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tian'e Longtan Bridge, a steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge over 600 meters long, opened to traffic on Thursday in Guangxi. The bridge over Hongshui River, situated in Tian'e County of Guangxi, is a two-way four-lane bridge with a total length of 2,488.55 meters. It is the world's longest steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge in terms of span. (Xinhua)

CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPANSIVE ARCH BRIDGE-OPEN TO TRAFFIC (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPANSIVE ARCH BRIDGE-OPEN TO TRAFFIC (CN)

(240201) -- NANNING, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the Tian'e Longtan Bridge in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tian'e Longtan Bridge, a steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge over 600 meters long, opened to traffic on Thursday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The bridge over Hongshui River, situated in Tian'e County in Hechi City of Guangxi, is a two-way four-lane bridge with a total length of 2,488.55 meters. It is the world's longest steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge in terms of span. TO GO WITH "Expansive arch bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic" (Xinhua)

CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPANSIVE ARCH BRIDGE-OPEN TO TRAFFIC (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-EXPANSIVE ARCH BRIDGE-OPEN TO TRAFFIC (CN)

(240201) -- NANNING, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the Tian'e Longtan Bridge in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tian'e Longtan Bridge, a steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge over 600 meters long, opened to traffic on Thursday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The bridge over Hongshui River, situated in Tian'e County in Hechi City of Guangxi, is a two-way four-lane bridge with a total length of 2,488.55 meters. It is the world's longest steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge in terms of span. TO GO WITH "Expansive arch bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic" (Xinhua)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

(231206) -- LUODIAN, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows a view of Hongshui River in Luodian County of Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

(231206) -- LUODIAN, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows a view of Hongshui River in Luodian County of Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

(231206) -- LUODIAN, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows a view of Hongshui River in Luodian County of Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

(231206) -- LUODIAN, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows a view of Hongshui River in Luodian County of Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

(231206) -- LUODIAN, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows a view of Hongshui River in Luodian County of Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

(231206) -- LUODIAN, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows a view of Hongshui River in Luodian County of Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Ying)

#CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

#CHINA-GUIZHOU-HONGSHUI RIVER-SCENERY (CN)

(231206) -- LUODIAN, Dec. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 6, 2023 shows a view of Hongshui River in Luodian County of Bouyei-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Qiannan, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Photo by Chen Xi/Xinhua)

Time-lapse of bridge closure in China's Guangxi

STORY: Time-lapse of bridge closure in China's Guangxi DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hongshui River Bridge under construction STORYLINE: The 1,099-meter-long Hongshui River Bridge, which lies on the Tian'e-Bama Expressway in Hechi City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was fully connected last Friday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 20, 2023 shows Hongshui River, the water source of the drought resisting emergency water supply project in Bahao Village in Bansheng Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

Xinhua Headlines: A happy holiday feast for Chinese amid global inflation woes -- how?

Xinhua Headlines: A happy holiday feast for Chinese amid global inflation woes -- how?

(230121) -- BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers thresh grains at a paddy field in Lianglong Village of Hongshui Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows a view of the Liangshuang Village in Hongshui Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows terraced fields of the rice-fish co-culture system in Liangyou Village, Hongshui Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows terraced fields of the rice-fish co-culture system in Liangyou Village, Hongshui Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager collects dried rice in Lianglong Village of Hongshui Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 21, 2022. The rice-fish production base greets busy harvest in Rongshui. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-TERRACED FIELDS-SCENERY (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows a view of the Liangshuang Village in Hongshui Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows villagers harvesting rice at a paddy field in Lianglong Village of Hongshui Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The rice-fish production base greets busy harvest in Rongshui. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers thresh grains at a paddy field in Lianglong Village of Hongshui Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. The rice-fish production base greets busy harvest in Rongshui. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager catches fish at a paddy field in Lianglong Village of Hongshui Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. The rice-fish production base greets busy harvest in Rongshui. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 22, 2022 shows villagers harvesting rice at a paddy field in Lianglong Village of Hongshui Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The rice-fish production base greets busy harvest in Rongshui. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-RONGSHUI-RICE-FISH-HARVEST (CN)

(220923) -- RONGSHUI, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager harvests rice at a paddy field in Lianglong Village of Hongshui Township in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. The rice-fish production base greets busy harvest in Rongshui. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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#CHINA-AGRICULTURE-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(220424) -- BEIJING, April 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers work in a field in Hongshui Town of Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 24, 2022. (Photo by Fan Hui/Xinhua)