China is the hometown of bridges, and has been known as the "country of bridges" since ancient times, developed in the Sui Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. They are all over the land of China, weaving into a crossover in all directions.
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The four famous bridges in ancient China are Zhaozhou Bridge in Hebei, Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou, Fujian, Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou, Guangdong, and Lugou Bridge in Beijing.
1. Zhaozhou Bridge.
Zhaozhou Bridge is a stone arch bridge located on the South Hu River in Zhao County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, and is named after the ancient name of Zhao County.
Zhaozhou Bridge was built in the Sui Dynasty, designed and built by the craftsman Li Chun, and later named Anji Bridge by Zhao Xu of Song Zhezong, and took it as the proper name. It has a history of more than 1,400 years.
Zhaozhou Bridge is the world's oldest existing single-hole open-shoulder stone arch bridge with the largest span and the most complete preservation.
It occupies an important position in the history of bridge building in China and has a profound impact on bridge construction for future generations around the world.
Zhaozhou Bridge is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient working people, creating a new situation in China's bridge construction.
It is the first stone arch bridge in China, in the long years, although it has gone through countless floods, wind and rain, ice and snow erosion and 8 times of ** test, but it is safe and sound, standing majestically on the river.
2. Luoyang Bridge.
Luoyang Bridge, formerly known as "Wan'an Bridge", is the earliest existing cross-sea beam stone bridge, located on the waterway of the Luoyang River, and is also a famous cross-sea beam type large stone bridge, known as "the first bridge in the sea".
Luoyang Bridge is located at the junction of Quanzhou Taiwanese Investment Zone and Luojiang District in Fujian Province, the bridge starts from Caixiang Road in the north, crosses the Luoyang River waterway in the west, and reaches Qiaonan Road in the west, with a total length of 834 meters and a width of 7 meters. It is a bridge connecting the Taiwanese Investment Zone and Luojiang District in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, China.
The completion of the Luoyang Bridge has greatly facilitated pedestrian traffic and effectively promoted the economic exchanges between the north and the south.
On January 13, 1988, Luoyang Bridge was announced as China's "Third Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units".
3. Guangji Bridge.
Guangji Bridge, that is, Chaozhou Guangji Bridge, known as Kangji Bridge, Dinghou Bridge, Jichuan Bridge in ancient times, commonly known as Xiangzi Bridge, also known as Chaozhou Xiangzi Bridge, was praised as "the world's earliest opening and closing bridge" by bridge expert Mao Yisheng.
Guangji Bridge is located outside the east gate of the ancient city of Chaozhou, spanning the Hanjiang River, and is the most important bridge on the Hanjiang River.
Guangji Bridge is a floating beam combined structure, by the east and west two sections of the stone beam bridge and the middle section of the pontoon bridge combination, the beam bridge is composed of three parts: pier, stone beam and bridge pavilion.
Guangji Bridge is normal during the day, broken into two sections at night, opening and closing for more than 800 years, the realistic version of the river crossing and dismantling the bridge. It is the main traffic point from Guangdong to Fujian and Zhejiang in ancient times, a famous cultural relics tourist attraction in Chaoshan area, and a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Fourth, Lugou Bridge.
Lugou Bridge, also known as Lugou Bridge, is located in Yongding River, Fengtai District, Beijing, named after crossing the Lugou River, and is an ancient stone-built arch bridge in Beijing.
The Lugou Bridge was built in the Southern Song Dynasty, and in 1961, the Lugou Bridge was announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection unitsIn 1985, the Lugou Bridge was officially decommissioned;In 1991, the Lugou Bridge was closed for management.
The total length of the Lugou Bridge is 2665 meters, 7 meters wide5 meters, the goose wing bridge deck on both sides of the bridge is in the shape of a flare.
On July 7, 1937, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China here, known as the "Lugou Bridge Incident" (also known as the "77 Incident"). The Chinese anti-Japanese army fired the first shot of the all-out war of resistance at the Lugou Bridge.