china's four most famous bridge

The four famous bridges in China are Chaozhou Guangji Bridge, Hebei Zhao Zhouqiao Bridge, Quanzhou Luoyang Bridge and Beijing Lugou Bridge.

Chaozhou Guangji Bridge 1

Guangji Bridge is located outside the east gate of the ancient city of Chaozhou, Guangdong Province. Commonly known as alley bridge. Spanning the vast Han River and living in the transportation hub of Fujian and Guangdong, Mao Yisheng, a famous bridge expert, praised it as "the earliest opening and closing bridge in the world" with its unique style of "18 shuttles and 24 continents".

2. Zhao Zhouqiao, Hebei Province

Zhao Zhouqiao, also known as "Anji Bridge", is located 2.5 kilometers south of Zhao County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Across the north and south banks of Lianshui. It was built in the great cause of the Sui Dynasty (605-6 16) by the famous craftsman Li Chun. It has a history of 1400 years. Because the bridge body is made of stone, it is commonly known as "Dashiqiao".

3. Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou

Luoyang Bridge: formerly known as "Wan 'an Bridge". The earliest existing cross-sea beam and stone bridge in China is located on Luoyang River in the eastern suburb of Quanzhou, Fujian. It is the beginning of bridge raft foundation in the world and a national key cultural relic protection unit.

4. Beijing Lugou Bridge

Lugou Bridge, also known as Lugou Bridge, is located on Yongding River in Fengtai District, about 15km southwest of Beijing. Named after crossing Lugou River (Yongding River), it is the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Beijing. Lugou Bridge is 266.5 meters long, 7.5 meters wide and 9.3 meters at its widest point.

The history of Zhao Zhouqiao:

Since 1300 years ago, Zhao Zhouqiao has experienced 1300 floods, 8 wars and many earthquakes, especially the 1966 earthquake of magnitude 7.6 in Xingtai. Xingtai is more than 40 kilometers away from here, and there is also a 4.0 earthquake here. Zhao Zhouqiao was not damaged. Mao Yisheng, a famous bridge expert, said that no matter what the internal structure of the bridge is, only it can exist.

1963 The flood flooded the arch of the bridge. According to the local old man, standing on the bridge can feel the bridge body shaking greatly. According to records, Zhao Zhouqiao has been restored eight times since its establishment.

The main vault is carved with dragon head stone, and the side of the bridge is dotted with the face stone of eight petals lotus. These statues convey the hope that the bridge will not be destroyed by water and will exist forever. Zhao Zhouqiao occupies a very important position in the history of bridges at home and abroad, and has a far-reaching influence on the bridge architecture of China's descendants. The application of its "open shoulder arch" is the first time in the history of bridges in the world.

Zhao Zhouqiao is known as "the first bridge in the world" and "the miracle of the world" for its extraordinary characteristics. 196 1 on March 4th, Zhao Zhouqiao was announced by the people of China and the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

On September 4th, 199 1 was selected as the12nd "International Civil Engineering Milestone" by American Society of Civil Engineers. On the east side of the north end of the bridge, there is a bronze medal monument of "International Civil Engineering Historical Monument", which is famous far and wide.

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