1 / 4   These stunning images of the sunset against Jiaozhou Bay Bridge was captured in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province. /VCG Photo

2 / 4   The 36-km-long bridge connects the port city of Qingdao with the island and the industrial suburb of Huangdao, cutting travel time between the two by half. /VCG Photo

3 / 4   The bridge opened in 2011 and is designed to withstand severe earthquakes, typhoons, and ship collisions. The construction of the bridge, which began in 2007, used 450,000 tons of steel and 2.3 million cubic meters of concrete. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   The bridge was recorded in 2012 by the Guinness World Record as the world's longest bridge. This record will be challenged by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in southern China, which is currently under construction and scheduled to be opened in 2018. It has an aggregate 55 km of bridges and tunnels. /VCG Photo