China has long since become a superpower, but many still do not realize it. The leap of development in all industries is obvious. The Chinese people are hardworking and talented in everything. Construction is one of the main talents of China. The Chinese are building quickly, reliably and with high quality.
A living example is the bridge, but not just crossing the river. The longest bridge in the world, one of the most complex construction works of the XXI century. The whole 55 kilometers of steel, concrete, asphalt. All this cost a lot of money, by the most modest calculation of the bridge cost China 20 billion dollars. It took more than 20 lives of builders who died during the construction of the unique object and more than 400 were injured of varying severity.
Of the 55 km of the total length of 38 km falls on the bridges. This grandiose project includes the world's longest underwater tunnel, three artificially created islands and the bridge itself that stretches over the sea surface. The length of the main part of the bridge is 29.6 km, including a 6.7-kilometer underwater tunnel, 22.9-kilometer main bridge and three sections of cable-stayed bridges with spans from 280 to 460 meters.
Another striking example of technological progress in China and its developed economy is the transoceanic bridge called Hangzhou. This is the most true industrial wonder of the world, an equal which can not be found anywhere else in the world. Bridge Hangzhou in China crosses the sea (East China) and the Yangtze River delta.
The length of this attraction Celestial Empire 36 kilometers. Until 2011, it was the largest bridge in the world, now it occupies second place of honor, but is considered the longest transoceanic bridge. By the way, the bridge that moved Hangzhou from the first place is also located in China, it is called Qingdao and, as it is not difficult to guess, was commissioned in 2011. Bridge Hangzhou was not built to surprise the world, it was built to connect Zhejiang Province and Shanghai.
Construction of the cable-stayed bridge, which connected the shores of the East China Sea Bay, can safely be called fiction. In order to implement the grand plan, engineers and the contractor had to conduct many studies during the nine years. The fact is that the flow of the Qiantang River, flowing into the East China Sea, is considered a natural wonder of China. On this Chinese miracle annually come to see hundreds of thousands of tourists. Their attention is attracted by several water currents in this area and the huge waves that occur when the river flows into the sea.
Chinese are so genius. They make everything with their knowladge and with good skills