Grasping Bridge - Akukyo

...Suspension bridges suspended by iron chains include the Yuanjiang Bridge in Yunnan, which was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty, and the Luding Bridge in Sichuan, which was built in 1706 (45th year of the Kangxi era) during the Qing Dynasty. There are also rattan suspension bridges in Tibet. The elbow bridge has a unique structure with several cantilevered wooden beams projecting from both banks, and examples include the Gao Bridge in Lanzhou, Gansu, and in Sichuan and Tibet. The corridor bridge is a unique style of bridge in China, with the main body of the bridge made of a covered corridor and a pavilion built on each pier. Representative remains include the Jiangkou Bridge in Xinning, Hunan, and the Chengyang Bridge of the Dong people on the Sanjiang River in Guangxi. ...

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…鉄の鎖でつるしたつり橋は明代修建という雲南の元江橋や，清の1706年(康熙45)建設の四川瀘定橋などの例が知られ，またチベットなどにはトウ(籐)のつり橋もある。肘木橋は，両岸から何本もの片持ち木梁を跳ね出す独特な構造で，甘粛蘭州の握橋や四川，チベットなどに実例がある。廊橋は，橋の本体を屋根付き廊とし，橋脚ごとに亭屋を築く中国橋に独特の形式で，湖南新寧の江口橋や広西三江のトン(侗)族の程陽橋などが代表的遺構である。…

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