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Zigzag road upgrades to be completed mid-year
By Chen Ziyan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-02-17
An aerial photo of the zigzag road.
[Photo from Sina Weibo]
An aerial photo of a winding road in Central China has been widely circulated online, with the number of tight bends amazing viewers.
The wonder road, stretching 36 kilometers with 10 hairpin curves, is part of an artery which links Baiyangping, a township in Hubei province, to Fengjie county, in the Chongqing municipality.
In 2015, a 100 million yuan upgrade of the zigzag road began with an aim to improve safety.
The narrow bends had become a major bottleneck and hindered local development.
The improvement is expected to be completed in July this year.
By Chen Ziyan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-02-17
An aerial photo of the zigzag road.
[Photo from Sina Weibo]
An aerial photo of a winding road in Central China has been widely circulated online, with the number of tight bends amazing viewers.
The wonder road, stretching 36 kilometers with 10 hairpin curves, is part of an artery which links Baiyangping, a township in Hubei province, to Fengjie county, in the Chongqing municipality.
In 2015, a 100 million yuan upgrade of the zigzag road began with an aim to improve safety.
The narrow bends had become a major bottleneck and hindered local development.
The improvement is expected to be completed in July this year.
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Yes indeed, but so much to get to the mountain top. Seems old roadway, right?
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If you look at the second picture, there is a cable-way.
Tourists go up to the top of Tianmen Mountain using this cable car and then descend to Zhangjiajie town via mini-buses on the zig-zag road. It is quite fun on the zig-zag road. Or they can descend via the cable car too.
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Most tourists won't choose two-way cablecar right?
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Yes, from my experience at Zhangjiajie.
The cable car, zig-zag road and Tianmen Mountains is one integrated tourist development. Most tourists go up the mountains via cable car, enjoy the scenery on Tianmen Mountain and descend via zig-zag road.
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New spot for someone who looking for a challenge in extreme sport?
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Longjiang Bridge From Above
S10 Baoshan-Tengchong Provincial Expressway
Yunnan Province, SW China
The Longjiang River is the largest obstacle along the S10 Baoteng spur expressway that branches off from the G56 to the city of Tengchong in western Yunnan Province. To get across the 300 meter deep river gorge, the engineers have designed the longest span high bridge on earth with a tower to tower distance of 3,924 feet (1,196 meters) - nearly as long as the Golden Gate Bridge. Longjiang surpassed the distance of both Aizhai and Balinghe Bridges which previously held the long span record honors among the world's highest bridges.
The Longjiang crossing is also unique among China's big mountain suspension bridges with a thin steel box girder deck that breaks away from the traditional truss deck used on earlier bridges like Siduhe, Balinghe, Lishuihe and Aizhai. Yunnan's Puli Bridge also has a steel box deck. The tallest tower on Longjiang Bridge measures 167 meters in height.
S10 Baoshan-Tengchong Provincial Expressway
Yunnan Province, SW China
The Longjiang River is the largest obstacle along the S10 Baoteng spur expressway that branches off from the G56 to the city of Tengchong in western Yunnan Province. To get across the 300 meter deep river gorge, the engineers have designed the longest span high bridge on earth with a tower to tower distance of 3,924 feet (1,196 meters) - nearly as long as the Golden Gate Bridge. Longjiang surpassed the distance of both Aizhai and Balinghe Bridges which previously held the long span record honors among the world's highest bridges.
The Longjiang crossing is also unique among China's big mountain suspension bridges with a thin steel box girder deck that breaks away from the traditional truss deck used on earlier bridges like Siduhe, Balinghe, Lishuihe and Aizhai. Yunnan's Puli Bridge also has a steel box deck. The tallest tower on Longjiang Bridge measures 167 meters in height.
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More pictures of this zig-zag road.
Winding road looks like jade belt around mountain in central China
(Xinhua) 19:19, February 20, 2017
Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2017 shows the winding mountain road in Taiyanghe Township of Enshi City, central China's Hubei Province. The road, as a section of the highway linking Baiyangping Township of Hubei and Fengjie County of Chongqing, looks like a jade belt around the mountain with ten corners. (Xinhua)
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If it is not done already, this place can be developed into a tourist attraction.
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China's first undersea subway tunnel taking shape
chinadaily.com.cn | 2017-02-28
Construction workers are building China's first undersea subway tunnel in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. The length of the tunnel will be 8.1 kilometers, and the track will reach depths of up to 85 meters below sea level. [Photo/VCG]
Construction workers bore holes in rocks for the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Construction work continues on the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
A man works on the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
A worker takes a break from construction of the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
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chinadaily.com.cn | 2017-02-28
Construction workers are building China's first undersea subway tunnel in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. The length of the tunnel will be 8.1 kilometers, and the track will reach depths of up to 85 meters below sea level. [Photo/VCG]
Construction workers bore holes in rocks for the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Construction work continues on the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
A man works on the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
A worker takes a break from construction of the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
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China's first undersea subway tunnel taking shape
chinadaily.com.cn | 2017-02-28
Construction workers are building China's first undersea subway tunnel in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. The length of the tunnel will be 8.1 kilometers, and the track will reach depths of up to 85 meters below sea level. [Photo/VCG]
Construction workers bore holes in rocks for the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Construction work continues on the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
A man works on the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
A worker takes a break from construction of the undersea tunnel in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 22, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
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Their hard work make the following project possible!
Yangpu Bridge over the harbour
Danzhou county, Hainan province
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World's longest single axis bridge swings into place
ECNS | 2017-03-03
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
ECNS | 2017-03-03
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
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Such method will only block the major traffic over or underneath the bridge under construction less than one hour.World's longest single axis bridge swings into place
ECNS | 2017-03-03
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
A bridge is swung into place to connect with roads on both ends in Shijiazhuang city, capital of North China's Hebei province, March 2, 2017. The bridge is 242.6 meters long and has six lanes in both directions. The structure was built separately and then rotated into place on an axis. It's said to be the longest bridge ever swung into place on a single axis in the world. [Photo/China News Service]
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