Chengyang Bridge Explained

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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 .

Properties

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 程阳桥 (Chengyang Bridge) . Tuniu . 2006-04-23 . January 2, 2010 . zh.
  2. Web site: 广西三江程阳风雨桥 (Guangxi Sanjiang Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge) . 中国网 (China.com.cn) . 2002-05-21 . January 2, 2010 . zh.