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Hello, welcome to Roundtable,
where we serve up piping hot debates on the issues that sizzle in China and beyond.
I'm Niu Honglin.
If you have ever felt your stomach drop looking down from a tall building,
imagine driving across a bridge nearly twice the height of the Eiffel Tower.
That is what travelers in Guizhou can now experience.
A trip that used to take 2 hours now takes 2 minutes.
It's thrilling, it's efficient, it's beautiful, and it's making people rethink.
what bridges are really for.
For this episode, I'm joined by Yixuan and Steve Hatherly.
Now grab your virtual compass and follow us to the heart of the discussion.
Just last month, the incredible Hua Jiang Grand Canyon Bridge officially opened to traffic,
instantly snatching the title of the world's tallest bridge.
At a dizzying 625 meters, this engineering marvel now soars above the canyon floor.
Moreover, this high flying structure is being touted as a blueprint for bridge tourism,
a place where you can drive across a world-class mega-project and then immediately jump,
climb, or get a cup of coffee right at the top of it.
So a nerd like myself wonders how did engineers manage to build a bridge taller than 200 stories
while battling hurricane force winds?