2009 top ten news
Top 10 'building big' projects
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-05 14:20
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3. Zhoushan Sea Bridge
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A cross-sea bridge linking Zhoushan City, China's only city of more than 1,000 islands in eastern Zhejiang Province, with the country's mainland went into trial operation on December 25, 2009.
Costing 13.1 billion yuan ($1.9 billion), the 46.5 km-long Zhoushan Sea-crossing Bridge, so far the longest of its kind in the country, was completed after 10 years of construction.
4. Guangzhou Subway Line 5
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Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro started trial operation on December 28, 2009. Phase I of the Line runs 31.9 kilometers in length with 24 stations.
The subway network in Guangzhou will stretch to 222 km ahead of the Asian Games in November 2010, according to officials.
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