EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 14 MIN
Crossing the Impossible River: Mao Yisheng and China’s First Modern Bridge
from The Context · host NewsChina
Today, we’ll talk about Mao Yisheng, China’s pioneering bridge engineer, who devoted his life to building bridges that carried a nation toward modernity, and how his most famous bridge over the Qiantang River became a powerful symbol of science, sacrifice, and national survival.
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Today, we’ll talk about Mao Yisheng, China’s pioneering bridge engineer, who devoted his life to building bridges that carried a nation toward modernity, and how his most famous bridge over the Qiantang River became a powerful symbol of science, sacrifice, and national survival.
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Crossing the Impossible River: Mao Yisheng and China’s First Modern Bridge
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