Chengyang Bridge

Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge 程陽風雨橋
Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge in 2003
Crosses	Sanjiang River (三江)
Locale	Sanjiang County, Liuzhou, Guangxi,  People's Republic of China
Design	Covered bridge
Total length	64.4 m (211 ft)
Height	10 m (33 ft)
Number of spans	3
Construction end	1916
Opened	1916
Coordinates	25.896986 x 109.641323089

The Chengyang Bridge (traditional Chinese: 程陽橋, simplified Chinese: 程阳桥, pinyin: Chéng Yáng Qiáo) or Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge (traditional Chinese: 程陽風雨橋, simplified Chinese: 程阳风雨桥, pinyin: Chéng Yáng Fēng Yǔ Qiáo, "Feng Yu" means wind and rain), is a famous bridge in Sanjiang County (三江县),^[1] Liuzhou, Guangxi Province (very north of Guangzi), People's Republic of China. It's in Dong Minority Region.^[2]

It's a special covered bridge or lángqiáo (廊桥), and one of Fengyu Bridges (a special bridge type in local Dong Minority Region).^[3] It was completed in 1916. It has many other names including Yongji Bridge (traditional Chinese: 永濟橋, simplified Chinese: 永济桥, pinyin: Yǒng Jì Qiáo) and Panlong Bridge (traditional Chinese: 盤龍橋, simplified Chinese: 盘龙桥, pinyin: Pán Lóng Qiáo).^[2]

Introduction

The bridge is a perfect combination of painting, bridge, corridor, veranda and Chinese pavilion. It has two platforms (at the two ends of the bridge), 3 piers, 4 spans, 5 pavilions, 19 verandas, and three floors.^[1] The piers are made of stone, the upper structures are mainly wooden, and the roofs are covered with tiles. The bridge has wooden handrails on both sides.^[2]

The bridge has a total length of 64.4 meters, and its corridor has a width of 3.4 meters. The net height above the river is about 10 meters.^[2][4]

The bridge is located in Chengyang, and links between two big villages. Every day, the bridge still has busy traffic at present.

Guo Moruo, a famous Chinese author, loved the bridge at first sight and wrote a poem for it.^[2][4]

See also

• Covered bridge
• Fengyu Bridge, a special type of bridges in Dong Minority Region.
• Xijin Bridge, another large lángqiáo (廊桥) in Zhejiang, China.
• Dong people
• Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "程阳桥 (Chengyang Bridge)" (in (Chinese)). 途牛旅游网 (Tuniu.com). 2006-04-23. http://jingdian.tuniu.com/fengjing/8147. Retrieved January 2, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "程阳风雨桥 (Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge)" (in (Chinese)). Baidu.com Chinese Encyclopedia. http://baike.baidu.com/view/483074.htm. Retrieved January 2, 2010. 
3. ^ "风雨桥 (Wind-Rain Bridge)" (in (Chinese)). Baidu.com Chinese Encyclopedia. http://baike.baidu.com/view/166992.htm. Retrieved January 2, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "广西三江程阳风雨桥（图文） (Guangxi Sanjiang Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge (article and photos))" (in (Chinese)). 中国网 (China.com.cn). 2002-05-21. http://www.china.com.cn/chinese/TR-c/148534.htm. Retrieved January 2, 2010.