Changqiao

Visitor information

Also known as

万安桥

City

Hangzhou

Coordinates

30.2358002, 120.1502965

About Changqiao

Wan'an Bridge, also known as Longjiang Gongji Bridge and Rainbow Bridge, is located in Changqiao Village, Changqiao Town, Pingnan County, Ningde City, Fujian Province. It was built in the fifth year of Yuanyou (1090) in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is the longest existing wooden arcade bridge in China. Wan'an Bridge is a wooden arcade house bridge with five piers and six holes. The bridge is 98.2 meters long and 4.7 meters wide, with boat-shaped piers and unequal spans. The shortest arch span is 10.6 meters and the longest arch span is 15.2 meters. The bridge house has 38 bays, 156 columns, a bucket-type wooden frame, a double-slope roof, and wooden benches on both sides. As the longest existing wooden arcade house bridge in China, Wan'an Bridge has important value in the history of ancient Chinese bridge construction science and technology.

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