Zooming into the record books! 🚗✨
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) just hit a new high score over the weekend! More than 20,000 vehicles cruised across the bridge on Saturday alone, smashing previous daily records since its grand opening in 2018. Talk about a traffic jam we don't mind! 😄
This engineering marvel spans 55 kilometers, linking the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), the Macao SAR, and the city of Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong Province. It's not just any bridge—it's the world's longest bridge-and-tunnel sea crossing! 🌉🌊
From Tuesday to Saturday, the first five days of the week-long National Day holiday, the HZMB's Zhuhai section saw a whopping 453,000 passengers and 93,000 vehicles crossing back and forth. That's a year-on-year jump of 34.33% in passengers and 56.38% in vehicles! 🚀
Even more impressive, vehicles with plates from Hong Kong and Macao soared to over 56,000, marking a 73% increase compared to last year. Seems like everyone wanted a piece of the mainland action! 🛣️
Border inspection officials spilled the tea, saying that driving to the Chinese mainland for sightseeing and shopping is the new trendy thing among families from Hong Kong and Macao, especially during holidays. Can you blame them? Road trips are the best! 🎉
Get this—official data shows that from January to October this year, more than 20 million passengers have traveled through the Zhuhai section of the bridge, already surpassing the total volume of last year. The bridge is definitely the place to be! 😎
Whether you're a travel enthusiast looking for your next adventure or just love a good success story, the HZMB is connecting more than just cities—it's bringing people together. Can't wait to see what records it breaks next! 🚗💨
Reference(s):
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge sees record-high daily vehicle passage
cgtn.com
