Croatia celebrated the bridge built by China all day

On the evening of the 26th local time, the opening ceremony of the peleshac bridge in Croatia was grandly held in komana. According to Croatian media reports, the Croatian government held a grand opening ceremony, with running, boating, symphony, chorus, fireworks show and other celebrations staged in turn. Electric sports cars also opened on the peleshac sea crossing bridge that night.

According to the report, the opening ceremony of the peleshatz sea crossing bridge lasted for a whole day.

At 9 a.m., 250 runners participated in the 5.5-kilometer running race. They set out from the town of briesta on the peleshac Peninsula, ran to the midpoint of the peleshac bridge, and then turned back. The organizers of the competition said that a total of players from six countries participated in the competition. There are no prizes in this competition. The reward for the contestants is to participate in this spectacle performance and run on the Perez bridge.

At noon on the same day, the local boatman organized a rowing exhibition race, and 12 teams participated in the rowing race of about 20 kilometers. Ships flying the Croatian flag passed under the peleshac sea crossing bridge.

Local residents also came to the Perez bridge early in the morning to visit and take photos on the bridge; There were also performers of some orchestras and brass bands wearing Croatian national costumes, singing and dancing on the bridge, celebrating with joy.

The whole celebration culminated in the opening ceremony that night. Croatian media said that setting off fireworks was in accordance with the ancient Chinese tradition. People prayed for the people who built the bridge in this way, as well as for all people who drove through the bridge. This was the most important moment in Croatian history.

Fireworks display at the opening ceremony of the peleshac bridge in komana, Croatia, on July 26. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter lixuejun

Peleshac bridge is a 2440 meter long and 22.5 meter wide highway cable-stayed bridge, which crosses little stone bay in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia and connects the mainland of the country with peleshac peninsula. The steel pipe pile with a length of 130.6 meters needs to be driven at one time. Of the 14 piers and abutments of the bridge body, 10 are in the water. According to the summary of the builders, the bridge construction "is miscellaneous, wide-ranging, multi-point flowering, the superposition of pure water work and high-altitude work, many potential safety risks, and the difficulty of construction organization and safety risks."

In addition, the bridge is located in the nature reserve, and the requirements for seawater quality and marine biological protection are extremely high during the construction process. The construction of the bridge shall comply with the EU bridge construction specifications, and the fabrication requirements of the bridge steel structure shall meet the highest exc4 standard in Europe.

This is an aerial photograph of the peleshac bridge in Croatia under construction on May 10, 2019. Drawings provided by the project construction party

Bridge builders from China and Croatia worked together to adopt intelligent, digital and assembly manufacturing processes to ensure the accuracy and progress of bridge construction. In particular, the use of the piling barge "xiongcheng 1" from China not only met the requirements of one-time hoisting of steel pipe piles, but also created the world record for the longest steel pipe pile during the construction process. The Chinese company has also cooperated with 18 design consulting enterprises in the EU, 45 construction enterprises in the EU and 112 suppliers from Croatia, Germany, Poland and other countries to provide a strong guarantee for the smooth implementation of the project.

Xiejingli, the head of the bridge project, told reporters that the smooth opening of the bridge was inseparable from the joint efforts and efforts of the builders of the two countries. In particular, many Chinese employees are far away from home, and it is difficult to reunite with their families during the Spring Festival; The newly married Yan'er left his wife and joined the bridge construction... An excellent and capable construction team is a reliable guarantee for the smooth completion of the bridge.

Qi Qianjin, Chinese ambassador to Croatia, said in a recent interview with local media that the peleshac bridge is a landmark project of China Croatia joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" and China CEE cooperation, and it is also the largest infrastructure project undertaken by China in Croatia. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Croatia. The smooth opening of the bridge will set a new example for China Croatia and China EU cooperation, and will further deepen China Croatia political mutual trust, strengthen the docking of development strategies between the two sides, expand cooperation in economic and trade and other fields, and promote the comprehensive cooperative partnership between China and Croatia to a new stage.