Dengfeng Bridge Explained

Dengfeng Bridge
Native Name:	登封桥
Native Name Lang:	zh
Carries:	Pedestrians
Locale:	, Xiuning County, Anhui, China
Design:	Arch bridge
Material:	Stone
Complete:	1587
Rebuilt:	1791
Coordinates:	29.8223°N 118.0573°W

The Dengfeng Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge over the in, Xiuning County, Anhui, China.^[1]

History

The bridge was first built in 1587 during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) by, the than magistrate of Huizhou Prefecture, and was rebuilt in 1791 during the reign of Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).^[2]

On 16 October 2019, it was listed among the eighth batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Anhui" by the State Council of China.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.xiuning.gov.cn/newsdisp.asp?id=237. zh . zh:《休宁三桥》. 2023-02-17. xiuning.gov.cn. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528180619/http://www.xiuning.gov.cn/newsdisp.asp?id=237. 2015-05-28.
2. Book: zh . Ma Buchan (Chinese: 马步蟾) . zh:道光徽州府志·卷四·营建志·桥梁 . Huizhou Prefecture Annals of Daoguang . Chinese: 登封桥，旧名桥东桥，在岩脚（见康熙府志）。道光休宁志云明万历丁亥知府古之贤建，丙申知县鲁点修，后圮，知县李乔岱重建，后又圮，知县张汝懋复建，又圮。国朝康熙年重建，又圮，乾隆五十六年黟县人胡学梓捐资重建。.
3. Web site: zh . zh:国务院关于核定并公布第八批全国重点文物保护单位的通知. http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2019-10/16/content_5440577.htm. 2019-10-16. gov.cn. 2023-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20191016134146/http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2019-10/16/content_5440577.htm. 2019-10-16.