Qinghua Rainbow Bridge

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Qinghua Rainbow Bridge
Wuyuan Qinghua Caihong Qiao 20120401-06.jpg
Qinghua Rainbow Bridge in April 2012.
Coordinates 29°25′02″N117°46′11″E / 29.4172°N 117.7697°E / 29.4172; 117.7697
CrossesLe'an River
Locale Wuyuan County, Jiangxi, China
Characteristics
Design Beam bridge
Stone bridge
Total length140 m (459 ft)
Width3.1 m (10 ft)
No. of spans4
History
Construction endQianlong period (17361796; reconstruction)
CollapsedJuly 9, 2020
Location
Qinghua Rainbow Bridge

Qinghua Rainbow Bridge (simplified Chinese :清华彩虹桥; traditional Chinese :清華彩虹橋; pinyin :Qínghuá Cáihóng Qiáo) was a large stone beam bridge in the town of Qinghua, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi, China. [1] [2] The bridge went across the Le'an River. [1] [2] The bridge was 140 m (459 ft) long and had 3.1 m (10 ft) wide, with 4 piers and 5 bridge openings. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The name of "Rainbow" derives from Tang dynasty (618907) Chinese poet Li Bai's poem Climbing Xuancheng Xie Tiao North Tower in Autumn (秋登宣城谢眺北楼). [1] [2]

History

According to The Records of Wuyuan Scenery (婺源风物录), Qinghua Rainbow Bridge was built in the Song dynasty (9601279), but according to Genealogy of Hu Family in Qinghua (清华胡氏仁德堂世谱) and Wuyuan County Annals (婺源县志), it was built in Qianlong period (17361796) of the Qing dynasty (16441911). [1] [2]

On April 25, 2006, it was listed among the sixth group of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Jiangxi" by the State Council of China. [1] [2]

On the afternoon of July 8, 2020, Qinghua Rainbow Bridge was devastated by flood. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 State Cultural Relics Bureau, ed. (2008). 全国重点文物保护单位(第六批)·第V卷[National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units (the Sixth Batch)]. Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing House. p. 458. ISBN   978-7-5010-2446-9.
  3. Yang Jie (杨杰), ed. (2020-07-09). 江西婺源:全网寻找被洪水冲走的彩虹桥相关木构建线索. Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-07-14.