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.
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]