Video. China's highest bridge attracts millions of visitors

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 02, 2026 · 121 words · By Frederique Mauduit

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The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China is the world’s highest, rising 625 metres above a river in Guizhou province.

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What happened

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China is the world’s highest, rising 625 metres above a river in Guizhou province.

Why it matters

Since opening in 2025, it has cut a two-hour mountain drive to just two minutes, linking remote villages more easily to nearby cities.

Common ground

The bridge has also boosted tourism and local business.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/02/chinas-highest-bridge-attracts-million…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Residents use 5G coverage to promote guesthouses and manage bookings online”

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Multiple independent web sources (including Euronews and other reports) confirm that residents are using 5G coverage to promote guesthouses and manage bookings online.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... ... Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou Province. The canyon and a ... The construction of 5G networks in China's remote mountains and islands is ...
https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-international/2026/06/02/3KBPGE…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... The bridge has also boosted tourism and local business. Residents use 5G coverage to promote guesthouses and manage bookings online, helping ...
https://au.news.yahoo.com/chinas-highest-bridge-attracts-mil…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... They've been able to basically deploy 5G networks across this region in order to make sure that people are connected to the internet. It's an ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZFem0AjF8a/

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Claim 2: “Since opening in 2025, it has cut a two-hour mountain drive to just two minutes”

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While Wikipedia and other sources confirm the bridge opened in late September 2025, the specific detail about reducing a 'two-hour mountain drive to just two minutes' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the opening date is verified.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Huajiang Canyon Bridge (Chinese: 花江峡谷大桥) is an alpine suspension bridge in Guizhou province, China that opened in late September 2025. The bridge crosses the Beipan River as it passes through the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huajiang_Canyon_Bridge

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of highest bridges includes bridges with a deck height of at least 250 metres (820 ft). The deck height of a bridge is the maximum vertical drop distance between the bridge deck (the road, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_bridges

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of tallest bridges includes bridges with a structural height of at least 200 metres (660 ft). The structural height of a bridge is the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_bridges

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Claim 3: “The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China is the world’s highest, rising 625 metres above a river in Guizhou province.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province is the world's highest bridge, with a height of 625 metres above the Beipan River.

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Claim 4: “Officials say the site has already drawn more than 2.3 million tourists.”

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While sources mention the bridge attracts 'millions of visitors', none of the provided evidence specifically cites the figure '2.3 million tourists'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction in the United States near Cañon City, Colorado within Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, a 360-acre (150 ha) amusement park located along the edge of the Royal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Gorge_Bridge

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · Video. China's Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge has cut travel times, expanded 5G access and helped boost tourism and business in rural Guizhou.
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/02/chinas-highest-bri…

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Claim 5: “the bridge now features glass walkways and panoramic views”

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Multiple web sources confirm the bridge features a glass sightseeing walkway and a glass observation elevator providing panoramic views.

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