Chinese New Year's Eve meal on the world's highest bridge in the sea

(New Year News) Chinese New Year's Eve meal on the world's highest bridge in the sea

Zhongxin Network Zhongshan, February 11 Title: Chinese New Year's Eve meal on the world's highest bridge in the sea

Author Cai Minjie

In the open waters of the Pearl River estuary, about 3 meters above sea level, there is a basketball court on the sea. On the evening of Chinese New Year's Eve 11, about 60 builders of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Project, the core project of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, were busy preparing Chinese New Year's Eve meals here.

Cut lamb, cold pork belly, braised beef brisket, steamed osmanthus fish, fried salt and pepper shrimp, boiled dumplings... After a while, more than ten dishes such as tonic lamb pot, saliva chicken, Sichuan-style sausage, gold and silver steamed buns were placed on 6 large tables, and the builders took out their mobile phones to take pictures, or video with distant families to exchange holiday wishes.

Preparing Chinese New Year's Eve meal Photo by Chen Xubin

Around the basketball court, lanterns were hung, blessings were affixed, and lucky draws were interspersed during the Chinese New Year's Eve meals, and new year gift bags were distributed, which had a festive atmosphere, in the words of the builders: "Happy and happy.".

With a total length of about 24 kilometers, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor Project is a world-class super-large cross-sea cluster project.

The main 1666-meter Linglingyang Bridge is the iconic structure of the Shenzhong Passage Project, and the above-mentioned sea basketball court is located on the construction platform of the main tower west of the Linglingyang Bridge. After completion, the deck of the Linglingyang Bridge will be up to 90 meters high, making it the world's tallest maritime bridge.

Han Wu was mainly responsible for the installation of the formwork of the main pier of the bridge, and he was stationed at sea for construction, occasionally taking a boat back to land. He once opened a hot pot restaurant and showed his hand on the Chinese New Year's Eve.

"It's going to be the New Year soon, and I will miss my hometown, but the construction period of the project is relatively tight, so I still don't go back for work, and then I will go home after the year according to the situation." Han Wu said that during the Spring Festival, he would video call his family in Guangyuan, Sichuan, and then walk around the town to buy himself a new dress for the New Year.

"I hope the work goes well and the son can 'please' his daughter-in-law this year." Han Wu laughed and said that this year's money sent home for the New Year is more than in previous years.

"The main thing is to make a little more money to go back, and there is a house that has not been renovated." He Xingzheng, a 58-year-old reinforcement worker from Wanzhou, Chongqing, stayed at the construction site this year, and after completing his work every day, he liked to brush his mobile phone to watch the food programs broadcast on the social platform, "I like food, I am responsible for the preparation of Chinese New Year's Eve meals every year, and I will 'show my hands' at any time."

Zhang Yutao, deputy project manager of the S05 bid of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor, was previously responsible for the construction of the Nansha Bridge and the Guangzhou(Zhou) Le (Chang) Expressway. Previously planning to return to his hometown of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, during the Spring Festival, to celebrate the New Year with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, he returned his ticket and chose to stay behind in the project.

"I often communicate with the two elderly people through video, and I will show them the platform for sea construction, and I can see Shenzhen when the weather is good." Zhang Yutao said that knowing that they are in good health, sufficient materials, and there will be volunteers to distribute daily necessities, vegetables, meat and fruits every day, he feels very at ease, "Every year, he will take advantage of the discount season at the end of the e-commerce platform to buy New Year gifts, so the preparation of candy, dried fruits, etc. at home is also relatively sufficient."

According to the relevant person in charge of the S05 standard of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Channel, the project has now been transferred from underwater to water, and the construction period is relatively controllable, "The meteorological department expects that 2021 is also a sunny year, which is conducive to construction, and it is planned to achieve the roofing of the west main tower of the Linglingyang Bridge in August this year."

The Spring Festival, for every Chinese, is not only a festival, but also carries the expectation of reunion and the thought of the homeland. After Chinese New Year's Eve meal, fireworks were displayed in the sky, and the builders picked up their mobile phones to take pictures, and through each firework that bloomed in the night sky, they pinned their thoughts on their hometown. (End)

Source: China News Network