Xinhua Headlines: Bridges bring benefits to China's mountainous province

Xinhua Headlines: Bridges bring benefits to China's mountainous province

(230211) -- GUIYANG, Feb. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This stitched aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the Huayudong Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

A glimpse of prize-winning Huayudong Bridge in SW China

STORY: A glimpse of prize-winning Huayudong Bridge in SW China DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Huayudong Bridge 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG JIAN, Chief engineer of Guizhou Transportation Planning Survey and Design Academy Co. Ltd. STORYLINE: Huayudong Bridge, located in China's Guiyang, is a mega bridge spanning across the Red Maple Lake National Wetland Park and a drinking water source conservation zone. In 2019, to increase the bridge's traffic capacity, the original bridge with a 150-meter main span was dismantled and replaced with a new one with a 180-meter main span. In April 2022, the Huayudong Bridge was announced a winner of the Gustav Lindenthal Medal, the world's most prestigious bridge construction award. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG JIAN, Chief engineer of Guizhou Transportation Planning Survey and Design Academy Co. Ltd. "There were serious environmental challenges during the demolition and reconstruction of the Huayu

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-BRIDGE (CN)

(230209) -- GUIYANG, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the Huayudong bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Guizhou has nearly half of the 100 tallest bridges in the world. Due to the large number of bridges, their types and complex technologies used in the construction of the bridges, the province is known as "the museum of world bridges". (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-BRIDGE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-BRIDGE (CN)

(230209) -- GUIYANG, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the Huayudong bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Guizhou has nearly half of the 100 tallest bridges in the world. Due to the large number of bridges, their types and complex technologies used in the construction of the bridges, the province is known as "the museum of world bridges". (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-BRIDGE (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-BRIDGE (CN)

(230209) -- GUIYANG, Feb. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 1, 2023 shows the Huayudong bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Guizhou has nearly half of the 100 tallest bridges in the world. Due to the large number of bridges, their types and complex technologies used in the construction of the bridges, the province is known as "the museum of world bridges". (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)