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XCMG Machinery Sends off Second Unit of XGT15000-600S, World's Largest Tower Crane, to Serve Mega-Scale Bridge Construction Project

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Friday, December 30, 2022
Crane (machine), Safety, MBEC, Power, XCMG, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Lifting, Tunnel, Prefabrication

It will serve in the construction project of Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, the world's largest diamond-type cable-stayed bridge.

Key Points: 
  • It will serve in the construction project of Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, the world's largest diamond-type cable-stayed bridge.
  • The XGT15000-600S is a super large tower crane designed and customized to accommodate mega-scale bridge construction projects.
  • The first unit, which officially rolled off the assembly line in June, was deployed to the Chao-Ma railway bridge project of the Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge (including railway and highway).
  • The super tower crane has over 60 core technology breakthroughs and achieved 10 world firsts and set 10 world records.

XCMG Machinery Sends off Second Unit of XGT15000-600S, World's Largest Tower Crane, to Serve Mega-Scale Bridge Construction Project

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Friday, December 30, 2022
Crane (machine), Lifting, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Safety, MBEC, Multimedia, XCMG, Power, Tunnel, Mobile phone, Prefabrication

It will serve in the construction project of Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, the world's largest diamond-type cable-stayed bridge.

Key Points: 
  • It will serve in the construction project of Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, the world's largest diamond-type cable-stayed bridge.
  • The XGT15000-600S is a super large tower crane designed and customized to accommodate mega-scale bridge construction projects.
  • The first unit, which officially rolled off the assembly line in June, was deployed to the Chao-Ma railway bridge project of the Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge (including railway and highway).
  • The super tower crane has over 60 core technology breakthroughs and achieved 10 world firsts and set 10 world records.

The 2022 Yangtze River Culture Festival kicked off in Zhangjiagang

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
BBC, Union, Civilization, Culture, Integration, Learning, Tang, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Volunteering, Courage, Canal, Yangtze

ZHANGJIAGANG, China, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The 2022 Yangtze River Culture Festival kicked off on Aug 27 in Zhangjiagang, a port city in East China's Jiangsu province, and will run until October.

Key Points: 
  • ZHANGJIAGANG, China, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The 2022 Yangtze River Culture Festival kicked off on Aug 27 in Zhangjiagang, a port city in East China's Jiangsu province, and will run until October.
  • The annual gathering has become a habit for artists, scholars and inheritors of intangible cultural heritages in the Yangtze River Basin, according to the Organizing Committee of Yangtze River Culture Festival.
  • Since the 1990s, a high level of civilization has been its pride, and the Yangtze River Culture Festival is one of its major initiatives.
  • In 2014, BBC producer Simon Reeve recorded the colorful Yangtze River culture with his documentary 'Sacred River: Yangtze River' in which he also expressed his concerns about over-exploitation.

The 2022 Yangtze River Culture Festival kicked off in Zhangjiagang

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
BBC, Union, Civilization, Culture, Integration, Learning, Tang, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Volunteering, Courage, Tunnel, Canal, Yangtze

ZHANGJIAGANG, China, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The 2022 Yangtze River Culture Festival kicked off on Aug 27 in Zhangjiagang, a port city in East China's Jiangsu province, and will run until October.

Key Points: 
  • ZHANGJIAGANG, China, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The 2022 Yangtze River Culture Festival kicked off on Aug 27 in Zhangjiagang, a port city in East China's Jiangsu province, and will run until October.
  • The annual gathering has become a habit for artists, scholars and inheritors of intangible cultural heritages in the Yangtze River Basin, according to the Organizing Committee of Yangtze River Culture Festival.
  • Since the 1990s, a high level of civilization has been its pride, and the Yangtze River Culture Festival is one of its major initiatives.
  • In 2014, BBC producer Simon Reeve recorded the colorful Yangtze River culture with his documentary 'Sacred River: Yangtze River' in which he also expressed his concerns about over-exploitation.

XCMG's XGT15000-600S, the World's Largest Tower Crane, Rolls Off the Assembly Line

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
Steel, Lifting, CEO, Technology, XCMG, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Transport, MBEC, Prefabrication

XUZHOU, China, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The XGT15000-600S, the world's largest tower crane jointly developed by XCMG (SHE:000425) and ChinaMajorBridgeEngineering Co., Ltd. (MBEC), has rolled off the assembly line on today.

Key Points: 
  • XUZHOU, China, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The XGT15000-600S, the world's largest tower crane jointly developed by XCMG (SHE:000425) and ChinaMajorBridgeEngineering Co., Ltd. (MBEC), has rolled off the assembly line on today.
  • The model was designed and put into production to meet the increasing demand for large-scale modular bridge construction development.
  • The tower crane adopts the combined design of a flat head main tower, boom auxiliary tower and manned elevator.
  • The tower crane has also completed over 2,000 lifting tests and 1,440 hours of non-stop testing, heralding a new chapter of development for super-scale tower cranes.

XCMG's XGT15000-600S, the World's Largest Tower Crane, Rolls Off the Assembly Line

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
Steel, Lifting, CEO, Technology, XCMG, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Transport, Multimedia, MBEC, Prefabrication

XUZHOU, China, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The XGT15000-600S, the world's largest tower crane jointly developed by XCMG (SHE:000425) and ChinaMajorBridgeEngineering Co., Ltd. (MBEC), has rolled off the assembly line on today.

Key Points: 
  • XUZHOU, China, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The XGT15000-600S, the world's largest tower crane jointly developed by XCMG (SHE:000425) and ChinaMajorBridgeEngineering Co., Ltd. (MBEC), has rolled off the assembly line on today.
  • The model was designed and put into production to meet the increasing demand for large-scale modular bridge construction development.
  • The tower crane adopts the combined design of a flat head main tower, boom auxiliary tower and manned elevator.
  • The tower crane has also completed over 2,000 lifting tests and 1,440 hours of non-stop testing, heralding a new chapter of development for super-scale tower cranes.

Building China's impressive high-speed rail

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
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At the end of 2020, China had 37,900 km of operational HSR, accounting for 69 percent of the world's total.

Key Points: 
  • At the end of 2020, China had 37,900 km of operational HSR, accounting for 69 percent of the world's total.
  • China has mastered the full gamut of HSR operations management technologies despite the complexity of the rail network.
  • It has created scheduling technology for high-density, cross-line (running on HSR and conventional rail) routes operating at different speeds.
  • (This article is an excerpt from "Building China's Impressive High-Speed Rail", by Lu Dongfu, Chairman of the Board of China State Railway Group, originally appeared in Qiushi Journal, English edition, No.

Concert of World Great Rivers 2021 opens in China's Chongqing Wanzhou

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Friday, October 15, 2021
Port, History, Tree, Swimming, Three Gorges Dam, Water, Sport, River, City, Concert, Three Gorges, Tourism, Movement, Photography, Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party, Breeding, Flower, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge, Canal, Tunnel

CHONGQING, China, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As songs are sung along the great Yangtze River, global audience can share the touching moment.

Key Points: 
  • CHONGQING, China, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As songs are sung along the great Yangtze River, global audience can share the touching moment.
  • As one of the highlights of the China's economic and trade fair of paired-up assistance for the Three Gorges Reservoir area, the Concert of World Great Rivers 2021 opened on Thursday evening in southwest China's Chongqing Wanzhou along the Yangtze River, the third largest river in the world, according to the Publicity Department of Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality.
  • Wanzhou, an ancient city with a history of 1,800 years, was reborn thanks to the Three Gorges Project.
  • Come to Wanzhou, boat on the river, enjoy different lights, and sing a song to enjoy a relaxing trip.

Concert of World Great Rivers 2021 opens in China's Chongqing Wanzhou

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Friday, October 15, 2021
Port, History, Tree, Swimming, Three Gorges Dam, Water, Sport, River, City, Concert, Three Gorges, Tourism, Movement, Photography, Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party, Breeding, Flower, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge, Canal, Tunnel

CHONGQING, China, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As songs are sung along the great Yangtze River, global audience can share the touching moment.

Key Points: 
  • CHONGQING, China, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As songs are sung along the great Yangtze River, global audience can share the touching moment.
  • As one of the highlights of the China's economic and trade fair of paired-up assistance for the Three Gorges Reservoir area, the Concert of World Great Rivers 2021 opened on Thursday evening in southwest China's Chongqing Wanzhou along the Yangtze River, the third largest river in the world, according to the Publicity Department of Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality.
  • Wanzhou, an ancient city with a history of 1,800 years, was reborn thanks to the Three Gorges Project.
  • Come to Wanzhou, boat on the river, enjoy different lights, and sing a song to enjoy a relaxing trip.

Another China-made Bridge Accessible in Norway

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Friday, April 3, 2020
Bridges, Xingkang Bridge, Bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River, Steinkjer, Dadu River, Zhoushan, Construction, Hålogaland Bridge, Suspension bridge, Arch bridge

Beitstad Bridge over the Beitstad strait of the municipality of Steinkjer, Trondelag county in central Norway, was constructed by Sichuan Road and Bridge Group (SRBG), an affiliate of Sichuan Railway Investment Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as SRIG).

Key Points: 
  • Beitstad Bridge over the Beitstad strait of the municipality of Steinkjer, Trondelag county in central Norway, was constructed by Sichuan Road and Bridge Group (SRBG), an affiliate of Sichuan Railway Investment Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as SRIG).
  • This is the first project SRBG has independently tendered and won in Norway, and the second bridge that the group has constructed in the country.
  • Situated 200km north of the Arctic Circle, the Halogaland Bridge is hailed as the "Bridge Neighboring Aurora".
  • Its masterpieces include Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge, the reinforced concrete arch bridge of the world's largest span back then; Xihoumen Cross-sea Bridge in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 1,650m in the main span, China's longest and World's second longest suspension bridge; Chishui River Bridge, the world's highest pylons suspension bridge in alpine regions; Xingkang Bridge on Luding Dadu River, one of China's mega projects and has been dubbed the "number one bridge of Sichuan and Tibet".