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A root bridge in Burma Village, East Khasi Hills, being developed without the aid of a scaffold (2016) Some living root bridges are created entirely by manipulating the roots of the rubber fig tree by hand, and without the aid of a scaffolding or any other natural or human-made materials. [15]
Meghalaya presented the root bridge at its 70th Republic Day ceremony. A replica of the bridge has been made in Nongriat in Cherrapunji to present the Khansi and Jaiñtia peoples' craft of building bridges from the secondary roots of trees. [3] These living bridges are grown from a special type of rubber tree. As the roots grow, so the strength ...
Rangthylliang 1 root bridge is a living root bridge in Cherrapunji region, Meghalaya, northeast India. It is considered to be the longest living root bridge, at over 50 metres (160 ft) in length. [1] [2] The bridge, named after the village of Rangthylliang, where various other root bridges can also be found, [1] is situated 30 metres (98 ft ...
Kongthong is a popular tourist destination known for the panoramic picturesque views and the unique culture of inhabitants who use the whistled language "Jingrwai Iawbei" and build the remarkable living root bridges. Tourists and language researchers from several nations, including America, Germany, and Japan flock here.
The tree bridges take about 10 to 15 years to fully grow, and because these are made out of living trees, they are constantly growing and becoming stronger. Some of them even reach over 100 feet long.
[1] The hybrid bridge of Nongriat. Nongriat is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya State, in north-eastern India. [2] It is perhaps best known for its living root bridges; one an impressive double-decker suspension bridge called Jingkieng Nongriat. [2] The village has three functional root bridges. [3]
Trees exhibiting this behavior are called inosculate trees. [3] The living root bridges of Cherrapunji, Laitkynsew, and Nongriat, in the present-day Meghalaya state of northeast India are examples of tree shaping. [4] These suspension bridges are handmade from the aerial roots of living banyan fig trees, such as the rubber tree. [5]
Common in the Indian state of Meghalaya and grown by the Khasi and Jaintia, the bridges consist of the aerial roots of rubber fig trees (Ficus elastica) and are grown over rivers to form walkable bridges. [8]