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Puqian
Puqian () is a port town on the eastern shore of Dongzhai Harbor in Wenchang, Hainan province, China. Old street A road running from the port at the west to the southernmost point of the main road is lined with tong lau Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built in late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China, and Southeast Asia. Designed for both residential and commercial uses, they are similar in style and function to the shophouse ... buildings similar in style to those of Haikou's Bo'ai Road area and those on Wennan Old Street in Wencheng Town, Wenchang. While the Bo'ai Road area buildings are in the process of being restored, and Wennan Old Street buildings have been completely restored, the buildings on Puqian's old street are dilapidated, some of which have been condemned or structurally collapsed inside. Access Prior to 2019, access from Haikou was by road around Dongzhai Harbor, or by ferry boat from a small peninsula within the harbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puqian Bridge
Haiwen Bridge () (named Puqian Bridge while under construction) is a Cable-stayed bridge, cable-stayed bridge located east of Haikou City, Hainan, China. It crosses the mouth of Dongzhai Harbor and was built to provide quicker access between Haikou and Wenchang, a large, administrative division of Hainan province. (The area of Wenchang contains the city of Wenchang further south.) The bridge reduced travel time from Haikou to Wenchang from 90 minutes down to around 20 minutes. Location The eastern end of the bridge terminates at the town of Puqian. The western end has abutments on, and crosses over, a small island named Beigang Island. It then terminates on the western side of the mouth of Dongzhai Harbor. There, it connects to the nearly complete Jiangdong Avenue () which runs west to connect to the Haikou New East Bridge and to start of Haidian No. 5 East Road which leads through Xinbu Island and into Haidian Island, part of Haikou City. Haiwen Bridge effectively connects the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
