Hangzhou Bay Bridge (simplified Chinese: 杭州湾大桥; traditional Chinese: 杭州灣大橋; pinyin: Hángzh
Hangzhou Bay Bridge (simplified Chinese: 杭州湾大桥; traditional Chinese: 杭州灣大橋; pinyin: Hángzhōu Wān Dàqiáo), is a bridge with cable-stayed bridge portion across Hangzhou Bay off the eastern coast of China. It was linked up on June 14, 2007,[1] and connects the municipalities of Shanghai and Ningbo in Zhejiang province. The bridge is the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world, although it does not have the longest cable-stayed main span. The opening ceremony was held on June 26, 2007 with great domestic media publicity, though after the opening ceremony, the bridge would only be used for test and evaluation purposes. It was opened to the public on May 1, 2008.
Construction of this bridge started on June 8, 2003.World's longest oversea bridge. The bridge itself is 35.673 kilometres (22 mi) long with six expressway lanes in two directions, making it the second-longest bridge in the world after the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana, USA. The bridge has two main spans, with a 448-metre (1,470 ft) northern span, and a 318-metre (1,043 ft) southern span.[3] The designated speed is 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph), and the designed longevity is more than 100 years. The total investment on the bridge was RMB 11.8 billion (US$ 1.4 billion as of December 2004). 35% of this amount was raised from private companies in Ningbo, 59% was provided as loans from China's central and regional banks. Orthotropic steel deck is used on its main spans and five ramp bridges, and was paved with 50 millimetres (2.0 in) epoxy asphalt concrete. The bridge is shaped in an 's', so that the annual silver dragon is minimully affected. The length of the bridge is decorated with flashing lights of different colors to distract from drowsiness, and keep attention on the road instead.
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The Beijing National Stadium (traditional Chinese: 北京國家體育場; simplified Chinese: 北京国家体育场; H
The Beijing National Stadium (traditional Chinese: 北京國家體育場; simplified Chinese: 北京国家体育场; Hanyu Pinyin: Běijīng Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; Tongyong Pinyin: Běijīng Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng), also known as the National Stadium,[1] or the "Bird's Nest" (鳥巢) for its architecture, is a stadium finished for the Olympic Green in Beijing, China that has so far been completed as of March 2008.[2] The stadium will host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. It is located east of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.
In 2002, Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition. Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport and China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. Contemporary Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, is the Artistic Consultant for design.[3] The ground was broken on Christmas Eve December 2003, and construction started in March 2004, but was halted by the high construction cost in August 2004 and continued again. In January 2008, concerns about construction working conditions arose when it was revealed that 2 workers had died during the stadium's construction.
The stadium can seat as many as 91,000 spectators during the Olympics. The capacity will then be reduced to 80,000 after the Games. It has replaced the original intended venue of the Guangdong Olympic Stadium[citation needed]. The stadium is 330 metres long by 220 metres wide, and is 69.2 metres tall. The stadium uses 258,000 square metres of space and has a usable area of 204,000 square metres. It was built with 36 km of unwrapped steel[citation needed], with a combined weight of 45,000 tonnes. The stadium has some 11,000 square metres of underground rooms with waterproof walls. The stadium will cost up to 3.5 billion yuan (≈423 million USD).
Upon completion, this stadium will boast a state of the art Solar PV system produced by Suntech Power
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Beijing Olympic Park, which Includs the Birds Nest and Water Cube. Shot with 181 Days rema
Beijing Olympic Park, which Includs the Birds Nest and Water Cube. Shot with 181 Days remaining. Beijing Fireworks for Chinese New Year 2008. Year of the Mouse or Rat, whatever it is.
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Top-notch Korean artistes and sports stars gathered together in two separate recordings to
Top-notch Korean artistes and sports stars gathered together in two separate recordings to lend their voices for the I L♥ve Asia project in the form of a digital single, DVD, making of where the proceeds will go towards helping victims from the devastating Sichuan earthquake in China on 12th May 2008.
Lyrics by wgjjang.wordpress.com http://wgjjang.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/i-love-asia-project- smile-again-mv-lyrics/
Many participated in this but only a selected few could be shown in the MV as single shots. thanks to those who commented and filled in the blanks. Jo Sung Mo Horan and Alex Park Yong Ha Jea and Gan Mi Yeon Jackie Chan Hwang Jung Min Chae Yeon Kim Dong Wan Kim Ah Joong Shin Hye Sung Son Ho Young Kim Tae Hee Han Hye Jin Jeon Hye Bin J Lim Sun Ye Wheesung Jang Nara Kim YunA and many more...
We will be with you, hold our hands and stand up, stand up again, we anticipate seeing your smiles again.
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April 9 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is also Chairman of the Central Military Co
April 9 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao, who is also Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected PLA Navy force in a military port in Sanya (三亚) of Hainan Province.
Naval Sanya Port is the home harbor of PLA Navy South Sea Fleet's 9th Destroyer Flotilla, which incorporates 2 Type 052B "Luyang" class destroyers (DDG-168 "Guangzhou" and DDG-169 "Wuhan"); 2 Type 052C "Luyang-II" class "Aegis" destroyers (DDG-170 "Lanzhou" and DDG-171 "Haikou"); 4 Type 053H3 "Jiangwei-II" class Frigates (FFG-564 "Yichang", FFG-565 "Yulin", FFG-566 "Huaihua" and FFG-567 "Xiangfan")
Besides those PLA Navy new advanced combat ships, President Hu also visited the Type 071 amphibious transport dock, or LPD "He Lanshan" of the Chinese Navy.
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