China has begun excavation on an ambitious undersea high-speed railway tunnel. The Jintang tunnel will connect Ningbo city to the Zhoushan islands in Zhejiang province. This engineering feat promises to revolutionize travel in the region. The tunnel stretches 16.18 kilometers, with 11.21 kilometers running beneath the East China Sea. It plunges to a maximum depth […]
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