Marriage Registration Service Station Set up as World's Highest Bridge Inaugurated in Guizhou, SW China

Couples pose for a group photo on the terrace of Yundu service area near the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Zhenfeng County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 28, 2025. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, the world's highest bridge, opened to traffic Sunday morning in southwest China's Guizhou Province, slashing travel time across a deep canyon from two hours to just two minutes after three years of construction. 

On the same day, a marriage registration service station set up at the Yundu service area near the bridge was also officially opened. Many couples came to register for marriage to embark on a new journey with the bridge.

Spanning the Huajiang Grand Canyon, dubbed "the Earth's crack," the 2,890-meter-long structure is the latest addition to the rapidly expanding infrastructure network of the world's second-largest economy. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

A staff member makes marriage certificates for a couple at a marriage registration service station near the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Zhenfeng County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 28, 2025.(Xinhua/Tao Liang)

The newlyweds receive an interview at the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 28, 2025.(Xinhua/Tao Liang)

The newlyweds who have obtained their marriage certificates pose for a photo on the terrace of Yundu service area near the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Zhenfeng County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

A couple register for marriage at a marriage registration service station near the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Zhenfeng County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 28, 2025.(Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Newlyweds pose for photos at the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 28, 2025.(Xinhua/Tao Liang)