Bridgesinjectnewvitalityintotourismsectorinmountainousprovince_GuangmingOnlineThisphototakenonMay16,2024showstheLongliRiverbridgeinLongliCounty,southwestChina'sGuizhouProvince.(Xinhua/LuoFei)GUIYANG,May16(Xinhua)--WalkingacrossthetransparentglasswalkwayofLongliRiverBridgeinsouthwestChina'sGuizhouProvince,onecanfeelthefrissonasiftheywereonthebrinkofanabyss.SpanningovertheDuohuaGrandCanyon,thebridgehasbecomeaninstanthitandattractedmanytouristswithitsuniquedesignsinceitopenedtotrafficinApril."It'saverydifferentexperiencetobeabletowalkonthebridgeandtakeasightseeingtourontheglasswalkway,"saidWangAoqiang,atouristfromGuiyang,capitalofGuizhou.TheLongliRiverBridgeis1,260meterslong,withitsbridgedecksoaring280metersabovethebottomofthecanyon.Oneachsideofthebridge'sdeck,paralleltothecarlanes,thereareglasswalkwaysmeasuring528meterslongandcomposedof254glasspanels.Additionally,asightseeingelevatorintegratedintothebridgestructurealsoprovidesloftyviewsforvisitors."Duringtheconstructionofthisbridge,weprioritizedfulfillingitsessentialtransportationfunctionsalongsidecateringtothesightseeingdemandsfortourismdevelopment.Despitefacingvarioustechnicalchallenges,ourteamovercamethemonebyone,"saidJiaoLinyangfromtheSecondHighwayEngineeringCo.,Ltd.ofChinaCommunicationsConstructionCompany.Mountainousandhillyareasaccountfor92.5percentoftheprovince'stotallandarea.Inrecentyears,Guizhouhasstrivedtoupgradeitstransportationsystemwithaneyetowardmodernityandconnectivity.Currently,morethan30,000bridgeshavebeenbuiltorareunderconstructionintheprovince.Today,Guizhouboastsabouthalfoftheworld's100highestbridges.Somenotonlyhelpshortentraveltimefrommajorcitiestoscenicspotsbutalsobecometouristattractions.WiththecompletionoftheLongliRiverBridge,traveltimebetweenGuiyangandLongliGrassland,amasterpieceofnaturalbeauty,hasbeencutfrom1.5hourstoaround30minutes."Guizhouisaimingtofurtherpromotetheintegrationofitstransportinfrastructureandtourism,supportingthedevelopmentofscenicspotsintheprovince,"saidFengWei,deputyheadoftheprovincialdepartmentoftransportinGuizhou.NotfarfromtheiconicHuangguoshuWaterfallinGuizhou,the370-meter-highBalingRiverBridge,oneoftheworld'shighestbridges,hasdrawnmanyskydiverssince2012.Abridgetechnologymuseum,recreationalvehiclecampgroundsandhomestayshavealsobeenbuiltnearthebridge.Sinceitsopeningin2019,themuseumhasreceivedover70,000visitors."Whenbuildingbridgesinmountainousareas,constructorsnotonlyhavetoovercomechallengestobuildsafeanddurableworld-classbridgesbutalsoneedtoconsiderhowtointegratethebridgewiththenaturalenvironment,achievingaharmoniousunitybetweenthebeautyofbridgearchitectureandthecharmofnaturalscenery,"saidHeYiling,astudentfromGuiyangaftervisitingthemuseum.TouristsposeforphotoonLongliRiverBridgeinLongliCounty,southwestChina'sGuizhouProvince,May16,2024.(Xinhua/LuoFei)AtouristposesforphotoontheglasswalkwayofLongliRiverBridgeinLongliCounty,southwestChina'sGuizhouProvince,May16,2024.(Xinhua/LuoFei)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.