00:00The tunneling of the Tianshan-Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, was
00:09completed Monday morning through mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
00:13Region, marking a significant milestone in China's infrastructure development.
00:18Over the past four years, more than 3,000 construction workers joined forces on this
00:23significant breakthrough project to connect Qinghai and southwest China.
00:30Constructed since 2020, the 22,130-meter tunnel is expected to reduce the crossing time of
00:36the Tianshan Mountains from 3 hours to 20 minutes.
