Hezhou-Gaolan Port Highway under construction in south China (1/6)

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2020 shows an interchange of Hezhou-Gaolan Port Highway on the Pearl River estuary in south China's Guangdong Province. Upon completion, the 35-km highway will be an important channel linking the west bank of the Pearl River estuary and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2020 shows an interchange of Hezhou-Gaolan Port Highway on the Pearl River estuary in south China's Guangdong Province. Upon completion, the 35-km highway will be an important channel linking the west bank of the Pearl River estuary and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Workers carry steel bars used in the construction of Hezhou-Gaolan Port Highway in south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 9, 2020. Upon completion, the 35-km highway will be an important channel linking the west bank of the Pearl River estuary and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 9, 2020 shows an interchange of Hezhou-Gaolan Port Highway on the Pearl River estuary in south China's Guangdong Province. Upon completion, the 35-km highway will be an important channel linking the west bank of the Pearl River estuary and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Workers work at the construction site of the Hezhou-Gaolan Port Highway on the Pearl River estuary in south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 9, 2020. Upon completion, the 35-km highway will be an important channel linking the west bank of the Pearl River estuary and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Workers process steel bars used in the construction of Hezhou-Gaolan Port Highway in south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 9, 2020. Upon completion, the 35-km highway will be an important channel linking the west bank of the Pearl River estuary and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)