Crossing the Impossible River: Mao Yisheng and China’s First Modern Bridge
From The Context by NewsChina
March 10, 2026 · 14 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Mao Yisheng's contributions to bridge engineering in China and the significance of his work over the Qiantang River.
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.
Topics covered
- bridge engineering
- modernity
- national survival
- science
- sacrifice
Keywords
- Mao Yisheng
- bridge
- Qiantang River
- engineering
- modernity
- China
- national survival
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Qiantang River, China
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