How are the dragons on Zhaozhou Bridge carved?

1, some carved with two dragons entwined with each other, the dragon's head in the shape of a V, and mouth spitting flowers.

2, some carved two dragons tail winding, two heads opposite flowers.

3, some engraved with two dragons touching each other, in the shape of a figure of eight, and mouth spitting flowers.

4, some carved with two dragons intertwined with each other, mouth spitting out beautiful flowers. Some carved with two flying dragons, front paws against each other, each looking back. Some carved with two dragons playing pearls. All the dragons seem to be swimming, as if they were alive.

Expanded Information:

Heritage Value

According to the World Bridges Examiner, the open-shouldered arch structure of the Zhaozhou Bridge, which did not appear in Europe until the mid-19th century, is 1,200 years later than that of China. appeared in Europe until the mid-19th century, more than 1,200 years later than in China.

The design and construction of Zhaozhou Bridge is in line with the principles of mechanics, reasonable structure and scientific site selection, reflecting the great achievements of ancient Chinese science and technology.

Zhaozhou Bridge is the world's oldest, largest span, the most complete preservation of a single hole, open-shoulder stone arch bridge, the construction process is unique, the first in the history of the world's bridges in the "open-shoulder arch" structural form, with a high value of scientific research;

carved with a strong and powerful knife, the art of novel and bold, showing the Sui Dynasty's thick, strong, and bold, and the design of the bridge is very unique, and it is the only bridge in the world that has been built in the Sui Dynasty. Shows the sui dynasty thick, neat, handsome stone carving style, the bridge body decorative carving fine, has a high artistic value. Zhaozhou Bridge occupies an important historical position in the history of bridge building in China, and has a far-reaching influence on the construction of bridges around the world for future generations.