Dengfeng Bridge
Appearance
Dengfeng Bridge 登封桥 | |
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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 | |
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.