Taiping Bridge 太平桥 | |
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Coordinates | 29°52′10″N 118°26′27″E / 29.869489°N 118.440806°E |
Carries | Pedestrians |
Crosses | Lian River |
Locale | Huicheng, She County, Anhui, China |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch bridge |
Material | Stone |
Total length | 268 metres (879 ft) |
Width | 7.1 metres (23 ft) |
Height | 9.5 metres (31 ft) |
History | |
Construction end | 1234 |
Rebuilt | 1717 |
Location | |
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The Taiping Bridge ( simplified Chinese: 太平桥; traditional Chinese: 太平橋; pinyin: Tàipíng Qiáo), commonly known as Widow Bridge (寡妇桥; 寡婦橋; Guǎfù Qiáo), is a historic stone arch bridge over the Lian River in the town of Huicheng, She County, Anhui, China. [1]
Taiping Bridge was first built as a floating bridge in 1234 during the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) and known as "Qingfeng Bridge" (庆丰桥). A wooden bridge was built in the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and was changed into a stone bridge in the Hongzhi period (1488–1506). It was rebuilt in the 56th year (1717) of the Kangxi ear of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) and strengthened and maintained in 1996. [2]
On 16 October 2019, it was listed among the eighth batch of " Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Anhui" by the State Council of China. [3]