| Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge 程陽風雨橋 |
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Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge in 2003 |
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| 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]
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]