Zhanjiang-Haian Line Opens to Traffic on Jan 28, 2002

The Zhanjiang-Haian Line, part of the Yuehai Railway, China's first cross-strait railroad system, opens to traffic in 2002. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Zhanjiang-Haian Line opens to traffic on Jan 28, 2002

The Zhanjiang-Haian Line, a part of China's first cross-strait railroad system, the Yuehai Railway which links Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province and Haikou in Hainan Province, opened to traffic on Jan 28, 2002

The Zhanjiang-Haian Line was the first of its kind in the Leizhou peninsula.

Built by central SOEs such as China Railway Construction Corporation Limited and China Communications Construction Corporation, the railway broke through the natural geographical barrier by linking Hainan Island and the Chinese mainland and was titled "lifeline of Hainan Island".

A new historical stage of China's railway construction, the Yuehai Railway provided experience for construction, operation and management of the country's cross-sea railways.

China's largest heavy oil base, Liaohe Oilfield, begins operation on Jan 28, 1980

The Liaohe Oilfield of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China's largest heavy oil base was completed and went into operation on Jan 28, 1980.

Heavy oil is difficult to exploit because of its viscosity, which had long been a big issue for crude oil exploitation in the world. 

With 40 years of development and construction, a large number of achievements have been made to develop heavy oil in the Liaohe Oilfield.

Core technology and oil assembly of CNPC's heavy oil are today widely used in more than 100 countries.

"Water Cube" completed on Jan 28, 2008

China's national aquatics center, also known as the Water Cube, was completed on Jan 28, 2008.

The Water Cube was one of the main venues and landmarks of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and remains a symbol of the games.

Contracted by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the Water Cube has the most membrane structures in any comparable building. In addition, many China-developed innovations and technologies used in construction were the first in the world. 

(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)