Name: Architecture Intelligence: China's ambitious island-linking mega project
Uploaded: 2026-03-08T22:01:59+08:00
Duration: 6 min 57 s
Description: Why does China dare to build a world-class petrochemical base on an offshore island? In Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, this seemingly isolated base powers the manufacturing hub of the Yangtze River Delta. A vast network of sea-crossing bridges

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Why does China dare to build a world-class petrochemical base on an offshore island? In Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, this seemingly isolated base powers the manufacturing hub of the Yangtze River Delta. A vast network of sea-crossing bridges – stretching nearly 87 kilometers and linking eight islands – connects it seamlessly to the mainland.

But building bridges here is like assembling a giant puzzle on a shaking table. Typhoons, powerful currents and shifting seabeds challenge every step of construction. With 109-meter steel piles and cutting-edge engineering, how did engineers make this massive project stand firm at sea? Let's explore how one bridge reshapes an entire industrial region in this episode of Architecture Intelligence.

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