An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows the construction site of Hanjiang River bridge of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. Hanjiang River bridge, a key project for the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, finished the installation of steel-truss girders on Monday.

With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the 255.76-km-long railway, linking Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province and Xi'an, capital of the neighboring Shaanxi Province, is expected to shorten travel time between the two cities to less than one hour. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows the construction site of Hanjiang River bridge of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. Hanjiang River bridge, a key project for the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, finished the installation of steel-truss girders on Monday.

With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the 255.76-km-long railway, linking Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province and Xi'an, capital of the neighboring Shaanxi Province, is expected to shorten travel time between the two cities to less than one hour. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows a worker at the construction site of Hanjiang River bridge of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. Hanjiang River bridge, a key project for the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, finished the installation of steel-truss girders on Monday.

With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the 255.76-km-long railway, linking Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province and Xi'an, capital of the neighboring Shaanxi Province, is expected to shorten travel time between the two cities to less than one hour. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows the construction site of Hanjiang River bridge of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. Hanjiang River bridge, a key project for the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, finished the installation of steel-truss girders on Monday.

With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the 255.76-km-long railway, linking Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province and Xi'an, capital of the neighboring Shaanxi Province, is expected to shorten travel time between the two cities to less than one hour. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows the construction site of Hanjiang River bridge of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. Hanjiang River bridge, a key project for the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, finished the installation of steel-truss girders on Monday.

With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the 255.76-km-long railway, linking Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province and Xi'an, capital of the neighboring Shaanxi Province, is expected to shorten travel time between the two cities to less than one hour. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows the construction site of Hanjiang River bridge of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. Hanjiang River bridge, a key project for the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, finished the installation of steel-truss girders on Monday.

With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the 255.76-km-long railway, linking Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province and Xi'an, capital of the neighboring Shaanxi Province, is expected to shorten travel time between the two cities to less than one hour. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)