2013 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 3 - Revision history

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 Our last meal at a Kunming Japanese food restaurant.  Our trip had finally ended but the memories will last us a lifetime!  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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−	~~Cantenary~~ suspension bridges like the one shown above are very rare outside of China so we decided to drive over this one and take a closer look. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	Catenary suspension bridges like the one shown above are very rare outside of China so we decided to drive over this one and take a closer look. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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−	The highest beam bridge on the G60 is the Zhuchanghe ~~beam~~ bridge with a deck height of 224 meters. The piers of the new Guiyang-Kunming high speed railway bridge can be seen lower down in the gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	The highest beam bridge on the G60 is the Zhuchanghe bridge with a deck height of 224 meters. The piers of the new Guiyang-Kunming high speed railway bridge can be seen lower down in the gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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−	China has so many single tower ~~cables~~ stayed bridges it is hard to tell them apart. This one is in in Bijie City. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	China has so many single tower cable stayed bridges it can be hard to tell them apart. This one is in in Bijie City. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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-There was no better way to kick off the 3rd week then our tour of Balinghe Bridge, the longest and highest in Guizhou Province.  A group of CCTV producers met us at the bridge to talk about the possibility of doing a world record bungee jump from the bridge for an episode of the China Guinness TV show.  Although the bungee attempt has been put on hold we had a pleasant afternoon with Guizhou highway leader Zhou Ping and producers Wang Wei, Pia and      .Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+There was no better way to kick off the 3rd week then our tour of Balinghe Bridge, the longest and highest in Guizhou Province.  A group of CCTV producers met us at the bridge to talk about the possibility of doing a world record bungee jump from the bridge for an episode of the China Guinness TV show.  Although the bungee attempt has been put on hold we had a pleasant afternoon with Guizhou highway leader Zhou Ping and producers Wang Wei, Pia and Gao MingZe.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The CCTV girl poses in front of the 1088 meter main span of Balinghe.  Image by Bruce Lee.
+CCTV assistant Gao MingZe poses in front of the 1088 meter main span of Balinghe.  Image by Bruce Lee.

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−	The special spans visited during the ~~second~~ week included Balinghe, Dimuhe, Beipanjiang 2003, Beipanjiang 2009, Beipanjiang High Speed Railway, Beipanjiang 2016, Liuchonghe, Xixi, Luojiaohe, Yanjinhe, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Hutiaohe and Zhuchanghe Bridges. We also toured the famous Zunyi conference building.	+	The special spans visited during the third week included Balinghe, Dimuhe, Beipanjiang 2003, Beipanjiang 2009, Beipanjiang High Speed Railway, Beipanjiang 2016, Liuchonghe, Xixi, Luojiaohe, Yanjinhe, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Hutiaohe and Zhuchanghe Bridges. We also toured the famous Zunyi conference building.

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−	Our ~~final~~ meal at a Kunming Japanese food restaurant. Our trip had finally ended but the memories will last us a lifetime! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	Our last meal at a Kunming Japanese food restaurant. Our trip had finally ended but the memories will last us a lifetime! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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−	~~The~~ last ~~hotel stay~~ of the trip was in the Fairyland Hotel. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	Our last night of the trip was in the Fairyland Hotel. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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-Image by Richard Scott.
+The water in the Wu River always looks very clean, clear and blue.  Image by Richard Scott.
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-This large conveyor paralleled the G75 expressway for several kilometers.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+This large conveyor paralleled the G75 expressway for several kilometers near Xifeng.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Our final ice cream at the Guiyang Dico's restaurant.  Image by Richard Scott.
+Another high bridge was under construction for a new Guiyang metro line.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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+[[File:147Dico'sGuiyangbyRichard.jpg|450px|center]]
-Another high bridge was under construction for a new Guiyang metro line.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+We went to the Guiyang Dico's restaurant for our final ice cream snack of the trip.  Image by Richard Scott.
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-Our second crossing of the 2009 Beipanjiang Bridge was much sunnier then our first.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Our second crossing of the 2009 Beipanjiang Bridge was during much sunnier weather then our first.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The tall piers of the Baishuichong Bridge carry the G60 125 meters above a wide ravine.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The tall piers of the Baishuichong Bridge carry the G60 expressway 125 meters above a wide ravine.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Our final night of the trip in the Fairyland Hotel.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The last hotel stay of the trip was in the Fairyland Hotel.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Kunming has several beautiful city parks.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+We all took a long walk around Kunming's beautiful and lively Cuihu Lake Park.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Our final meal at a Kunming japanese restaurant.  Our trip had finally ended but the memories will last us all a lifetime!  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Our final meal at a Kunming Japanese food restaurant.  Our trip had finally ended but the memories will last us a lifetime!  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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-A view of the river gorge looking south.  Water from the Beipan flows south, eventually emptying into the South China Sea near Macau and Hong Kong.  Image by Richard Scott.
+A view of the Beipan river gorge.  Water from the Beipan flows south, eventually emptying into the South China Sea near Macau and Hong Kong.  Image by Richard Scott.
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 One of the world's 10 highest bridges, the Liuchonghe Bridge has a central cable stayed span of 438 meters supported on towers 190 and 157.6 meters tall.  Image by Bruce Lee.
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-You often pay a price trying to get the ultimate bridge photo!  Image by Bruce Lee.
+To get the ultimate bridge photo you often have to suffer through a lot of mud, sweat and tears!  Image by Bruce Lee.
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-The Pingzishang beam bridge is located just a few kilometers south of Renhuai on the new expressway.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The Pingzishang beam bridge is located just a few kilometers south of Renhuai on an expressway that opened in 2009.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Known mainly as the home of the Maotai liquor factory, Renhuai is one of the larges cities in Guizhou.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Known mainly as the home of the Maotai liquor factory, Renhuai is one of the largest cities in Guizhou.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-A giant observation tower shaped like a Maotai container overlooks the Yanjinhe River gorge.  Image by Richard Scott.
+A giant observation tower is shaped like a Maotai drink container and overlooks the Yanjinhe River gorge.  Image by Richard Scott.
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-The Yanjinhe beam bridge has a central main span of 198 meters.  Image by Richard Scott.
+The Yanjinhe 2007 beam bridge has a central main span of 198 meters.  Image by Richard Scott.
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-The building behind us was the location of a famous conference meeting of the communist party in 1935 during the Long March.  Image by Mr. Chen
+The building behind us was the location of a famous communist party conference that took place in 1935 during the Long March.  Image by Mr. Chen
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-The courtyard outside the house is lined with plaques.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The courtyard outside the conference house is lined with plaques.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-This was the Bruce's first visit to Zunyi.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+This was Bruce's first visit to Zunyi.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The gift shop had a lot of Mao memorabilia.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The gift shop has a lot of Mao memorabilia.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The gigantic Wujiang Viaduct that crosses 173 meters above the city of Wujiang.  Image by John Morrison.
+The gigantic Wujiang Viaduct crosses 173 meters above the city of Wujiang.  Image by John Morrison.