When former US ambassador Gary Locke first visited China in the 1980s, what he saw when he arrived in Shanghai was "the biggest, most profound transformation the world has ever seen".
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge boasts some impressive statistics, including the world's longest immersed tunnel for road traffic and the first artificial islands formed from steel cylinders.
Top officials from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Guangdong province said Tuesday's opening of the mega bridge linking the three places marked a new era of connectivity and coordinated development.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will boost development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, especially in tourism and logistics, representatives of various sectors said after the opening ceremony.
Important contributors to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge said they felt a sense of pride and accomplishment upon hearing State leaders' recognition of the mega project on Tuesday.
Su Quanke, chief engineer at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority, which operates the structure that spans the Pearl River Delta, ushered his team inside the bridge for a final check of its structural integrity.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, scheduled to open on Wednesday, has changed the appearance of the Pearl River Estuary. However, one of the most talked about aspects of the bridge is hidden below the waterline.
The complex geology of the Pearl River estuary in South China was a driving force behind the technological innovation that makes the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge stand out from similar projects around the world, according to civil engineers.
The opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge marks the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for industrialist Gordon Wu Ying-sheung, the man who dreamed up the concept of linking Hong Kong with the country's vast southwest some 35 years ago.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, one of the most massive infrastructure projects ever undertaken, is being hailed as a remarkable achievement in cutting-edge civil engineering. International tunnel expert Tommy Olsen, from COWI, a leading infrastructure consulting company in Denmark, said its immersed tunnel sets a standard that may be copied in other projects around the world.
Since arriving in 2005, Mark Levine has regularly traveled around China, delivering lectures at more than 50 universities. He is now a teacher of American culture and public speaking at Minzu University of China in Beijing.
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