Precious Belt Bridge

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Precious Belt Bridge

宝带桥
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Precious Belt Bridge
Coordinates 31°15′32″N120°38′58.3″E / 31.25889°N 120.649528°E / 31.25889; 120.649528
Crosses Grand Canal and Tantai Lake
Locale Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Characteristics
MaterialStone
Total length317 m (1,040 ft)
Width4.1 m (13 ft)
Location
Precious Belt Bridge
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Chen & al. (2022), p.  389.
  2. 1 2 3 Needham (1986), p. 174.

Bibliography

  • Chen Shouxiang; et al. (2022), "Architecture of the Qing Dynasty", A General History of Chinese Art, vol. VI, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, pp.  361–397, ISBN   978-3-11-079093-1 .
  • Needham, Joseph (1986), Science and Civilization in China, vol. 4, part 3.
Precious Belt Bridge
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningPrecious Belt Bridge
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Bǎodài Qiáo
Wade–Giles Pao-tai Ch'iao