Expats experience China's modern development on Yangtze River bridges

The Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge opened to traffic in July, 2020, stretching 11,072 meters with a single span of 1,092 meters. It is the world's first such structure with a single span of more than 1,000 meters that can accommodate both cars and trains. The group admired the gorgeous night view of the bridge in Zhangjiagang on Sept 22.

The expats also visited the Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge, a dual three-lane, 1385-m-span suspension bridge in Wuxi on Sept 23.

Kristina Makljenovic from Suzhou University got the chance to step on a tower of the bridge and shared her impressions: "It's windy 132-meter above but I feel calm, and it makes me think of the San Francisco Bridge. It's very different from the traditional bridges I saw in Suzhou, such as the Baodai Bridge". Marveling at the fascinating stories of bridge constructors, she said that "How Chinese people can build bridges like this give other people some really cool impressions! Hopefully we'll also learn from them and try to do something very similar but better".