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Huangzhou Wind-rain Bridge
The Huangzhou Wind-rain Bridge () is a bridge, beam bridge over the Wu River (Yuan River, north), Wu River in the town of Huangzhou, Xinhuang, Huangzhou, Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China. Completed on January 26, 2014, it has a main span of and total length of . Name The name of "Huangzhou" named after the town of "Huangzhou, Xinhuang, Huangzhou", where the bridge located. History Construction of the main body began in March 2011 and was completed in June 2013. Construction of the covered bridge began in June 2013 and was completed in January 2014. It costs more than 29.8 million yuan. Two gateways () and five drum towers () on the bridge. Parapet panels (), railing posts () and round Baogu stones () are carved in patterns and shapes representing ancient Chinese sculpturing art. The most representative of the bridge railing carvings include Chinese dragons, ''Qilin'', ''Fenghuang'', and birds. Gallery References Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huangzhou Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu River (Yuan River, North)
The Wu River () is a left tributary of the Yuan River in south China. This upper stream is called Wuyang River () in Guizhou Province; it rises on the western slopes of Mount Foding in the southeast of Weng'an County. The river runs eastward into Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ... and then is called the ''Wu River''. It joins Yuan River at Hongjiang City. The river has a length of and drains an area of . Notes {{reflist Rivers of Guizhou Rivers of Hunan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |