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Mimi Lau

What is claimed to be the world’s highest bridge has opened in southwest China.
The Beipanjiang Bridge, which spans a gorge between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, opened on Thursday, the China News Service reported.
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The structure stands 565 metres above the valley floor and stretches 1.34 km, the report said.
The four-lane bridge cost just over 1 billion yuan (HK$1.1 billion) to build and took four years to complete, according to the article. 
It could shorten travelling times from Xuanwei in Yunnan to Liupanshui in Guizhou from five hours to one hour.
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The structure was designed to resist strong winds and has overcome a number of technical challenges to span the steep gorge, the report said.
The bridge is expected to serve as a major transportation hub linking impoverished Guizhou to highway networks in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.


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It took four years to build the structure, the China News Service reported. Photo: Xinhua

(161229) -- XUANWEI, Dec. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2016 shows the Beipanjiang Bridge linking Duge Township of Liupanshui City in southwest China's Guizhou Province and Puli Townshp under Xuanwei City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The 1341.4-metre-long Beipanjiang Bridge was put into operation on Thursday.(Xinhua/Pu Chao) (yxb)

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Beipanjiang Bridge soars 565 metres above the valley floor between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, state media report


‘World’s highest bridge’ opens in China

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Beipanjiang Bridge soars 565 metres above the valley floor between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, state media report

Beipanjiang Bridge soars 565 metres above the valley floor between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, state media report