The Wan'an Bridge () is a historic stone

arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...

over the City River in the town of

Jinze Jinze () is a town in Qingpu District of Shanghai, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 60,800 and an area of . The town is bordered by two provinces, namely Zhejiang and Jiangsu. With convenient land and water transportation, it is ...

Qingpu District Qingpu District, is a suburban district of Shanghai Municipality. Lake Dianshan is located in Qingpu. The population of Qingpu was counted at 1,081,000 people in the 2010 Census. It has an area of . Qingpu District is the westernmost distr ...

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Name

The bridge takes its name from a dictum "Peace and serene for thousands of generations, good and prosperous life for all people" ().

History

The original bridge dates back to the Jingding period (1260–1264) of the

Southern Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

(1127–1279), and underwent three renovations, respectively in the ruling of Jiajing Emperor (1522–1566) and in the reign of Wanli Emperor (1573–1620) and in the

Qianlong period The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...

(1736–1795) of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1911). In May 2001, it was designated as a cultural heritage conservation unit of Qingpu District.

architecture

It is long, wide, and high. It is of single-arch type. It is the largest stone bridge in the town and is dubbed "Of the 42 bridges, Wan'an Bridge is the top one" ().

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Wan'an Bridge in Jinze, Qingpu District of Shanghai
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