Bridge construction projects span valleys, change lives

Dreams come true

The bridges will link mountainous Guizhou with the rest of the country, fulfilling the dreams of generations of construction workers to make the province easier to reach by road.

Shen Xiuqiao, a Guizhou native, is a construction worker on the Zangke River Bridge. His father, who also worked on roads and bridges, named him Xiuqiao because it means "building bridges" in Mandarin.

"I've been building roads and bridges for more than 20 years. I'm very excited to see more and more bridges being built here," Shen said.

He added that he is proud of his father and grandfather, both of whom built roads and bridges and tried to make Guizhou a better and more easily accessible place.

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