Tag: Yongzhou

Workers celebrate as excavation of the Jintang undersea tunnel passes the 4,000-meter mark on Aug. 31, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Zhao Rongfa)

China: World’s Longest Undersea [High-Speed] Rail Tunnel Project – Passes “4-km Boring Milestone”! (2.9.2026)

Stretching 16.18 kilometres, the Jintang Tunnel is a core component of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway. Upon completion, it will become the world’s longest undersea high-speed railway tunnel. Its 11.21-kilometre shield-driven section is being excavated from the Ningbo and Zhoushan sides by two tunnel boring machines that will meet beneath the sea.

The tunnel’s Ningbo excavation segment spans 4.94 kilometres, with its lowest point reaching 92 metres below the seabed. The domestically developed “Yongzhou” machine is currently boring through the hardest full-face rock section along the undersea route.

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The Hunan “Phantom Oil-Spoiler” – Zheng Moucheng [张某成] – Fan of Slapstick! (16.9.2023)

‘At around 20:00 hrs on September 12th, 2023 – the Chengbei Police Station section of our Security Bureau – received a call from the concerned masses stating that a male suspect had poured engine oil on the stairs of the first floor of a fitness club located on Heyi Road (causing three people to fall and be injured). The Public Security Organs immediately conducted an on the spot investigation. It was found that – Zhang Moucheng (张某成) – was guilty of spilling the engine-oil – a resident of a nearby community. He was dissatisfied with the noise emanating from the fitness club and so decided to spill engine-oil in retaliation. At present, due to his criminal behaviour – Zhang Moucheng – has been sentenced to “12-days Administrative Detention” by the Public Security Organs in accordance with the law.’

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