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Run-Yang (Zhenjiang-Yangzhou) Bridge 润扬大桥 （镇江—扬州大桥）

A new 35.66-kilometer-long highway bridge on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River has been built to connect Yangzhou and Zhenjiang cities in Jiangsu Province. The bridge consists of two parts that have been linked up with the highway section running through the Shiyezhou area. The southern part of the bridge in Zhenjiang is a steel-cable suspension bridge with a span of 1,450 meters. The northern part of the bridge in Yangzhou is a stayed-cable bridge with a span of 400 meters.

The bridge was completed and opened to traffic in 2004.

Zhou Enlai Memorial in Huai'an 淮安周恩来纪念堂

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976) was born in Huai’an on March 5, 1898 and spent 12 years of his childhood threw. Zhou was very strict when he was alive, and never allowed publicity about himself. Not until he passed away, did his former residence on Fuma Lane in Huai;an open to the public. A memorial was built in Taohuayin, a famous scenic area of the city of Huai’an.

Taohuayin was most popular during the Song and Yuan dynasties, with its “18 scenes” of both historical sites and magnificent natural scenery. Taohuayin was selected as the construction site of the Zhou Enlai Memorial in 1986. Standing by Taohuayin Lake, the three-storey main hall of the Zhou Enlai Memorial is 26 meters high. Outside of the main hall is square while the inside is octagonal. The late leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997) inscribed the gilded glittering Chinese characters “Zhou Enlai Memorial” in the main hall. Four granite pillars support the quadrilateral roof, each of them 24 meters high.

The ground floor is an exhibition hall where 199 pictures and 48 material objects and precious historical files are on display, showing the great lifetime achievements of Zhou Enlai. The exhibits focus on eight topics recording the big events of Zhou’s life. In the exhibition hall, there are five TV sets showing the late premier’s fascinating life. Tourists can also listen to his voice.

On the second floor, there is a white marble-sitting statue of Zhou Enlai, which is 4.7-meter high. Zhou is wearing an overcoat and sitting on a rock with a book in his hands. He gazes fixedly and his brows are knitted.

The ceiling of the hall is glass through which the blue sky can be seen and the sunshine dapples the statue of Zhou Enlai. The third floor is an open sightseeing platform, on which visitors either can look at the natural beauty of the lake around the memorial or overlook the new façade of the ancient city.

A museum of effects used by Zhou Enlai has been built beside his former residence of Zhou. The museum keeps the original appearance of the west parlour of Zhongnanhai in Beijing, where Zhou Enlai and his wife Deng Yingchao (1904-1992) lived for 27 years. It has 21 showrooms, including weight rooms decorated in accordance with Zhou’s house in Zhongnanhai. The museum also displays photographs, manuscripts and some of Zhou’s belongings. Huai’an has a population of 5.03 million, encompassing 10,030 square kilometers.

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