![Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, announces the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge at an opening ceremony in Zhuhai, south China\'s Guangdong Province, Oct. 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/10/23/5a5a421cc63745209c35e41616d99ccf.jpg)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, announces the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge at an opening ceremony in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
![Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, announces the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge at an opening ceremony in Zhuhai, south China\'s Guangdong Province, Oct. 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/10/23/f0dd24f910d144679a52dd9163a8e2ba.jpg)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, announces the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge at an opening ceremony in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
![The attendees of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Opening Ceremony wait patiently in their seats as the event will soon begin Tuesday morning. (Photo by He Shusi/China Daily)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/10/23/d6b98de2fa6b4a9aa5d7a4bf030bcd0d.jpg)
The attendees of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Opening Ceremony wait patiently in their seats as the event will soon begin Tuesday morning. (Photo by He Shusi/China Daily)
![A group of attendees of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Opening Ceremony take a photo before the event begins on Tuesday morning. (Photo by He Shusi/China Daily)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/10/23/94c1dc9fd5dc487e8148d395a74c88b9.jpg)
A group of attendees of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Opening Ceremony take a photo before the event begins on Tuesday morning. (Photo by He Shusi/China Daily)
![Aerial photo taken on Sept。 27, 2016 shows the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge under construction in the Lingdingyang waters, South China. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/10/23/04eee1cc55e143c99bac229067a3e467.jpg)
Aerial photo taken on Sept。 27, 2016 shows the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge under construction in the Lingdingyang waters, South China. (Photo/Xinhua)
![The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and tunnel seen on Sunday, as final preparations were made for its opening on Wednesday. (Photo by Vincent Chan/for China Daily)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/10/23/e232cfd7b5e04690aa21df43813ecde1.jpg)
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and tunnel seen on Sunday, as final preparations were made for its opening on Wednesday. (Photo by Vincent Chan/for China Daily)