A drone photo taken on April 25, 2026 shows the Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Currently, nearly 50 bridges have been completed or are under construction along the Yangtze River's Hubei section.

Ferry services used to be the sole means of transport for across the river before October 1957 when the Wuhan highway-railway bridge, the first of its kind on Yangtze, was put into operation. Now what used to be time-consuming river crossing can be completed in as little as ten-odd minutes, facilitating daily travel for people and paving the way for coordinated regional development. 

A drone photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows vehicles passing across the Second Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Currently, nearly 50 bridges have been completed or are under construction along the Yangtze River's Hubei section.

Ferry services used to be the sole means of transport for across the river before October 1957 when the Wuhan highway-railway bridge, the first of its kind on Yangtze, was put into operation. Now what used to be time-consuming river crossing can be completed in as little as ten-odd minutes, facilitating daily travel for people and paving the way for coordinated regional development. 

A drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows the Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge and the Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge behind the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Currently, nearly 50 bridges have been completed or are under construction along the Yangtze River's Hubei section.

Ferry services used to be the sole means of transport for across the river before October 1957 when the Wuhan highway-railway bridge, the first of its kind on Yangtze, was put into operation. Now what used to be time-consuming river crossing can be completed in as little as ten-odd minutes, facilitating daily travel for people and paving the way for coordinated regional development. 

Editor：Zhilan Hu