Luding Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Luding Bridge
Native Name:泸定桥
Native Name Lang:zh
Carries:Footbridge
Crosses:Dadu River
Locale:Luding County, Sichuan, China
Design:Suspension bridge
Material:Chain
Open:1701
Coordinates:29.9145°N 102.2299°W

Luding Bridge is a bridge over the Dadu River in Luding County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China, located about 80 kilometers west of the city of Ya'an. The bridge dates from the Qing Dynasty and is considered a historical landmark. It was an important crossing on the road between Sichuan and Tibet. The bridge was the location of the Battle of Luding Bridge, one of the most important events in the Long March.

Battle of Luding Bridge

See main article: Battle of Luding Bridge. In 1935, during the Long March, soldiers of the Fourth Regiment of the Chinese Workers and Peasants' Army secured the bridge as a river crossing vital to the Red Army.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Get a Closer Look at Luding Bridge. https://archive.today/20150309112914/http://english.cri.cn/6909/2011/06/14/2741s642752.htm. dead. March 9, 2015.