Thirty years ago today, on December 28, 1995 (November 7, 1995 lunar calendar), the Guangmeishan Railway and the Bay Bridge were opened to traffic. The terminus of the Guangmeishan Railway - Shantou Railway Station On December 28, 1995, Jiang Zemin, Tian Jiyun, Zou Jiahua and others attended the opening ceremony of the Guanghaishan Railway and the opening of the Shantou Bay Bridge in Shantou, Guangdong. The Guangdong Provincial Government and the Ministry of Railways held separate ceremonies to celebrate the opening of the Guangmeishan Railway and the completion of the Shantou Bay Bridge. Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the State, who is on inspection in Guangdong, attended the ceremony together with local people from all walks of life. Advanced pacesetters and advanced representatives among railway and bridge builders cut the ribbon for the celebration. The Guangmeishan Railway is a network railway trunk line jointly built by Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Railways, with a total length of 480 kilometers. Construction started in May 1991, and it was successfully paved on July 20, 1995. It was put into freight transportation on September 27, 21 months ahead of the goal of the whole line being put into operation. The completion of this railway ended the history of no trains in eastern Guangdong, marking the basic formation of the railway transportation network in Guangdong Province. At the opening ceremony of Shantou Railway Station, Zou Jiahua, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, delivered a speech. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, he extended warm congratulations to the opening of the whole line of Guangmeishan Railway and the full operation of passengers and cargo. The Bay Bridge named by Comrade Jiang Zemin is located at the sea area of Mayu Island at the eastern entrance and exit of Shantou Port. It is connected to Shenshan Expressway in the south and Shanchaofen Expressway in the north. It is the first large-span and modern suspension bridge in our country. It is 2,500 meters long. It was jointly invested and constructed by several companies in Guangdong and Hong Kong and lasted for 4 years. Its completion has made the four Special Economic Zones of Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shan and Xiamen closer to Hong Kong and Macao. It is an important link for the main skeleton trunk lines of high-grade coastal highways in our country. More than 1,500 people from all walks of life, such as leading comrades Tian Jiyun, Xie Fei, Hu Sheng, Qian Zhengying, and overseas famous person Li Ka-shing, attended the celebration. Bay Bridge