GUIZHOU, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- As the only province without plains in China, southwest China's Guizhou has achieved many world records by building over 20,000 bridges among its karst mountains.
The province now is known as "the museum of world bridges" due to the vast numbers, various types, and complex technologies of the bridges built over the decades.
Through bridge building, deep gorges are becoming thoroughfares. Mountainous Guizhou is becoming deeply integrated with the nation's transportation network with local residents seeing an improved quality of life.
The Mengjia ancient bridge, built in 1882, is pictured along with the Yinpo River grand bridge of the Guiyang-Nanning high-speed railway (in the distance) in Dushan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Aerial photo taken on July 23, 2021 shows the Yachihe Bridge of Guiyang-Qianxi highway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Aerial photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows Qianchun Overpass in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Aerial photo taken on June 26, 2021 shows the Xiangjiang River Grand Bridge along the Zunyi-Yuqing expressway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Aerial photo taken on Jan. 18, 2021 shows the Yunwu Bridge in Guiding County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province.(Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Photo taken on March 23, 2019 shows blooming flowers along the Sijian expressway linking Sinan with Jianhe at Censong Township of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2018 shows the Daxiaojing Bridge under construction in Luodian County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2019 shows a bullet train running on the Xixi River grand bridge of the Chengdu-Guiyang railway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
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