This aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2023 shows the construction site of a junction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Pinglu Canal is a flagship project on the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, an important trade and logistics passage jointly built by provincial-level regions in western China and ASEAN members. The canal, stretching over 134.2 kilometers with an estimated investment of 72.7 billion yuan (about 9.88 billion U.S. dollars), aims to link the Xijiang River, a major waterway in southwest China, with ports in the Beibu Gulf. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2023 shows the construction site of a junction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 shows construction machinery carrying out dredging operations at the estuary of Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2023 shows the construction site of a junction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2023 shows construction machinery working at the construction site of a junction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2023 shows the construction site of a junction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 shows Tianjing, a heavy-duty self-propelled cutter suction dredger developed by China, carrying out dredging operations at the estuary of Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 shows the construction site of a junction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 shows workers at the construction site of a junction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 14, 2023 shows the construction site of a junction of the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
