The project to replace the zipline with a bridge was completed and the bridge was ready to open in Yi Village, Duiping Town, Jinyang County, Liangshan Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Saturday.

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The bridge over Jinsha River connects Yi village, Duiping Town, Jinyang County, Sichuan Province and Ertaipingzi village, Qiaojia County, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, and has a length of 391.9 meters.

In the past five years, Sichuan has invested more than a billion yuan to replace 77 ziplines with bridges. The 77 projects have been completed.

More than 100,000 people in 499 villages in Sichuan province benefitted from the projects.