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Bridge Name: | Chengyang Yongji Bridge 程陽永濟橋 |
Locale: | Sanjiang County, Guangxi, China |
Design: | Covered bridge |
Spans: | 3 |
Length: | 64.40NaN0 |
Height: | 100NaN0 |
Complete: | 1912 |
Open: | 1912 |
The Yongji Bridge of Chengyang, also called the Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge, is a bridge in Sanjiang County,[1] of Guangxi, China.
Chengyang Bridge is a special covered bridge or lángqiáo, and one of several Fengyu bridges in the local Dong Minority region. It was completed in 1912. It is also called the Panlong Bridge .
The bridge is a combination of bridge, corridor, veranda and Chinese pavilion. It has two platforms (one at each end of the bridge), 3 piers, 3 spans, 5 pavilions, 19 verandas, and three floors.[1] The piers are made of stone, the upper structures are mainly wooden, and the roof is covered with tiles. The bridge has wooden handrails on both sides.
The bridge has a total length of 64.4m (211.3feet), and its corridor has a width of 3.4m (11.2feet). The net height above the river is about 10m (30feet).[2]
The bridge is located in Chengyang, and serves as the link between two populous villages.
Guo Moruo, a famous Chinese author, loved the bridge at first sight and wrote a poem for it.[2]