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Xijin Bridge (simplified Chinese: 西津桥; traditional Chinese: 西津橋; pinyin: Xījīn Qiáo; lit. 'West Ferry Bridge'), is an ancient Chinese covered bridge or lángqiáo located in Yongkang, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China. It is the largest covered bridge in Zhejiang Province, and one of the largest in China.
This list of bridges in China includes notable bridges. China has a long history in bridge construction. The oldest bridge still in existence in China is the Anji Bridge, constructed during the years between 595 and 605. During the infrastructure boom of the past two decades, bridge-building has proceeded at a rapid pace on a vast scale.
Another name for the bridge is the Great Stone Bridge (simplified Chinese: 大石桥; traditional Chinese: 大石橋; pinyin: Dàshí Qiáo). It crosses the Xiaohe River ( 洨河 ) south of the town of Zhaoxian, in Zhao County , approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang .
The Tongji Bridge (simplified Chinese: 通济桥; traditional Chinese: 通濟橋; pinyin: Tōng Jì Qiáo), is a famous stone arch bridge located in Yuyao, Zhejiang, China."Tongji Bridge" ("Tong" means transport/transportantion, "Ji" means aid or cross a river) is a very common name for bridges in ancient China.
A key cultural relic under national protection, the bridge is renowned as one of China's four famous ancient bridges, the other three being Zhaozhou Bridge, Lugou Bridge, and Luoyang Bridge. [ 2 ] There is an old saying, " 到潮不到桥，枉向潮州走一遭 ", [ 1 ] that means if you go to Chaozhou without visiting the bridge, you cannot ...
The Marco Polo Bridge is well known because it was highly praised by the Venetian traveler Marco Polo during his visit to China in the 13th century (leading the bridge to become known in Europe simply as the Marco Polo Bridge), and for the 20th-century Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937 ...
The Luoyang Bridge, also known as Wan'an Bridge, is located in Quanzhou, Fujian province, China.The stone bay bridge is situated at the mouth of Luoyang River.Being the first stone bay bridge in China, it enjoys the reputation of "one of the four ancient bridges of China".
The bridge is called the "Five-Pavilion Bridge". Its alternative name, "Lotus Bridge" or "Lotus Blossom Bridge", is a translation of the bridge's original Chinese name, [1] either named for the Lotus Blossom Dyke that the bridge connects to on its southern side [2] or for a supposed resemblance of its pavilions to the petals of a lotus flower.