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Chengyang Yongji Bridge

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Chine (Asie et pacifique)
Date de soumission : 12/02/1996
Critères: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
Catégorie : Culturel
Soumis par : State Bureau of Cultural Relics
Coordonnées Long. 109°38' East Lat. 24°54' North
Ref.: 117

Description

Yongji Bridge was built by the Dong people of Bazhai Village between 1912 and 1924. The piers of the bridge is made of stone and the body of bridge is made of timber. The Bridge is 77,76 meters long, 3,75 meters wide and 20 meters high. There are five piers sustaining the bridge and the span of the four openings is 14 meters. On the bridge there is a corridor with five pavilions, each of which has three layers. The corridor contains nineteen rooms with a central passage through the bridge. On both sides there are timber benches and banisters. The five pavilions are linked by the corridor, and all these make the bridge a well-formed architecture. In addition, the eaves are decorated with all sorts of traditional designs of Dong nationality, and the top of pavilions and corridor are decorated with vermilion calabashes.