Wind & Rain Bridge, Chengyang – Guizhou (CHINA)
Posted in china, photos, travel on 06/26/2011 08:28 pm by CeDChengyang Wind-Rain Bridge (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),Liuzhou, Guangxi Province (very north of Guangzi), People’s Republic of China. It’s in Dong Minority Region.
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.
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, and 4 spans, 5 pavilions, 19 verandas, and three floors. 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.
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.
The bridge is located in Chengyang, and links between two big villages. Every day, the bridge still has busy traffic at present.
(source: wikipedia.org)
| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [35 mm] | Shutter: | 1/200 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2010:10:10 12:39:11 | Aperture: | f/5.6 | |||
| Location: | 25° 54' 2" N – 109° 38' 14.8" E | ISO: | 400 |
