Dengfeng Bridge
Dengfeng Bridge 登封桥 | |
|---|---|
 Dengfeng Bridge in May 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 29°49′20″N 118°03′26″E / 29.822276°N 118.057344°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Heng River |
| Locale | Qiyunshan, Xiuning County, Anhui, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 148 metres (486 ft) |
| Width | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1587 |
| Rebuilt | 1791 |
| Location | |
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The Dengfeng Bridge (simplified Chinese: 登封桥; traditional Chinese: 登封橋; pinyin: Dēngfēng Qiáo) is a historic stone arch bridge over the Heng River in Qiyunshan, Xiuning County, Anhui, China.[1]
History[edit]
The bridge was first built in 1587 during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) by Gu Zhixian, the than magistrate of Huizhou Prefecture, and was rebuilt in 1791 during the reign of Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[2]
On 16 October 2019, it was listed among the eighth batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Anhui" by the State Council of China.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ 《休宁三桥》. xiuning.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ Ma Buchan (马步蟾) (ed.). 道光徽州府志·卷四·营建志·桥梁 [Huizhou Prefecture Annals of Daoguang] (in Chinese).
登封桥，旧名桥东桥，在岩脚（见康熙府志）。道光休宁志云明万历丁亥知府古之贤建，丙申知县鲁点修，后圮，知县李乔岱重建，后又圮，知县张汝懋复建，又圮。国朝康熙年重建，又圮，乾隆五十六年黟县人胡学梓捐资重建。
- ^ 国务院关于核定并公布第八批全国重点文物保护单位的通知. gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2023-02-17.