60"FlyOver西瓜视频| 西瓜视频opens major river-to-sea canal, creating trade shortcut to Southeast Asia
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-09-16 20:43:32
NANNING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- 西瓜视频opened the Pinglu Canal on Wednesday, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the country's largest trading partner. Built at a cost of 72.7 billion yuan (about 10.75 billion U.S. dollars), the 134.2-kilometer canal runs from Hengzhou, a county-level city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to the Beibu Gulf, the closest maritime outlet for much of southwest China.
Let's take a look at the construction process of the Pinglu Canal through this video.
This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows a ferry ticket at Qinzhou service area along the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows the Madao Hub on the Pinglu Canal in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows a view of Qinzhou service area along the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)A ferry berths at Qinzhou service area along the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows the Qinzhou Port area of Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)Staff members work at the ticketing office at Qinzhou service area along the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)Visitors watch an exhibition of the construction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows a view of Qinzhou service area along the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)A cargo vessel prepares to depart for Yangpu Port in south China's Hainan Province along the Pinglu Canal, in Nanning Port, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)Vessels berth at Xinfu service area along the Pinglu Canal in Xinfu Town of Hengzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)This photo taken on Sept. 16, 2026 shows Qinzhou service area along the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)A cargo vessel prepares to depart for Nanning Port along the Pinglu Canal at the Qinzhou Port area of Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)A cargo vessel prepares to depart for Nanning Port along the Pinglu Canal at the Qinzhou Port area of Beibu Gulf Port in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)■
