Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Liulihe Bridge - Chinese tourism scenic spots

Liulihe Bridge - Chinese tourism scenic spots

Liulihe Bridge at Fangshan District of Beijing-Shijiazhuang, Hebei glass on the road. Fangshan District is the largest stone arch bridge, the scale is only second to the Marco Polo Bridge. For the original wooden bridge, to each flood season often destroyed, 18 years Jiajing (1539), began to repair the bridge. Jiajing built in 25 years. North and South to the stone bridge across the Grand River with a total length of 165.5 meters and 10.3 meters wide, 8 meters high, a total of 9-hole, hole in the largest. There are beautifully carved arch middle of the Therocephalia. Bridge-all with huge stone masonry, the bridge has a solid look and steeplechase column, which both have carved ornamentation such as Begonia line. 40 Jiajing (1561), to the north and south Road embankment. Tsutsumi 19.8 meters wide, nearly 4 meters high, with a total length of 2000 meters. Shop embankment surface to be a giant stone. Wuli for the legendary Zhang Jie. From the bridges and embankments built around more than 20 years. Liulihe stone, is in Beijing to preserve a more complete one of the ancient stone bridge.

Click for more china-historical-sites.blogspot.com

No comments: