China's mega tunneling machine completes Yangtze River underwater tunnel breakthrough
Xinhua | July 31, 2026

This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows a view of the shield tunneling machine "Linghang" at the construction site of the Chongming-Taicang Yangtze River tunnel under China's Yangtze River. China's domestically developed, world's largest-diameter high-speed-rail shield tunneling machine "Linghang" completed tunneling of the underwater section of the Chongming-Taicang Yangtze River tunnel on Thursday. The milestone lays the foundation for China's first high-speed railway crossing beneath the Yangtze River at 350 kilometers per hour without slowing down. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)


