What Is a Covered Bridge?
Covered bridges, also known as Hongqiao and Yingqiao, are covered bridges that can protect the bridge, and also provide shade and shelter from rain, let people relax, communicate, and gather. There are mainly wooden arch corridor bridges, stone arch corridor bridges, wooden flat corridor bridges, wind and rain bridges, and pavilion bridges. Among them, wooden arch bridges are distributed in the mountainous areas on the border between Fujian and Zhejiang, especially in Taishun, Zhejiang. Therefore, Taishun is called "the hometown of Chinese bridges", and there are currently more than 100 ancient bridges.
Covered bridge
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- Covered bridge
- Covered bridges have a history of more than 2,000 years in China, and the Han Dynasty has recorded "covered bridges". Hongqiao prevailed in the Central Plains area during the Northern Song Dynasty.
- The basic combination unit is six rods, four in the longitudinal direction and two in the transverse direction. The plane is in the shape of a "well". Produced by pressure
- Wooden arcade bridge. The beam bridge is inserted into the arch bridge. It is supported on the rocks on both sides.
- Hexi Covered Bridge
- For example, Zhouning Hexi Sanxian Bridge has a history of more than 500 years, and its name is also very special, Sanxian Bridge. According to records, Sanxian Bridge, formerly known as Chengming Bridge, was built in the third year of Chenghua (1467) and rebuilt in the sixth year (1917) of the Republic of China. . A shrine was set up in the middle of the bridge to worship Yang, Liu and Ni Sanxian. They originally worshipped on a mountain far from the village. After the bridge was built, the ancient ancestors of Hexi Village specially invited the three immortals from the mountain to the bridge house to worship. Although the delicate pattern drawn in the sky of the bridge roof mantle has been blurred, it still attracts many tourists.