Suspension bridges originated in China, and slings developed from rattan ropes and bamboo ropes to chains. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there was an iron chain suspension bridge, which was more than 800 years earlier than the West. Arch bridge was built in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with many forms and beautiful shapes, which are rare in the world.
Baqiao, Luoyang Bridge, Anping Bridge, Hudu Bridge, Shaoxing Bazi Bridge, Yinping Bridge and Chengyang Bridge are the representatives of wooden bridges and bridges. Xi 'an Baqiao Bridge was built in Han Dynasty, which is a wooden beam and stone pillar pier bridge. It uses four circular stone pillars to form a stone pillar (with a stone pillar in the middle) and six stone pillars to form a light pier. Wooden beams are added to the pier platform, and lime-soil slab bridge deck is laid. Is the pioneer of Shizhudun.
"The bridges in Fujian are the best in the world" is a true portrayal of the construction of a large number of Liang Shi bridges in central Fujian in the Song Dynasty (especially in the Southern Song Dynasty). During the Southern Song Dynasty 150 years, more than 70 bridges were built in Liang Shi, including four or five long bridges over five kilometers. Anping Bridge, known as "no bridge in the world", was built in Shaoxing, Song Dynasty from eight to twenty-one years (1138-1151), with a length of about 2.5 kilometers, so it is also called Wuli Bridge, which is the longest existing ancient bridge in China. Hudu Bridge (also known as Jiangdong Bridge), which was built in 1240, has a maximum beam length of 23.7m, a width of1.7m and a height of1.9m, and weighs more than 200 tons. Even today, it is very difficult to mine, transport and erect such a Liang Shi. 1979 in may, China authorities discovered the oldest existing Liang Shi bridge-Jinjiang County Bridge and Xiaoqiao Bridge, both of which were built during the Taiping and Xingguo periods of the Northern Song Dynasty (976-984). Shaoxing Bazi Bridge is a stone bridge in A Liang in Song Dynasty. Its layout is very clever, which not only ensures land and water transportation, but also does not demolish houses or change streets during construction. Chengyang Bridge is located in Linxi River, Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi. This is a four-span wooden beam bridge with stone piers and cantilever supports. Built in 19 16, it has a total length of 64.4m and four spans, with a clear span of12.2m, a width of 3.4m and a height of 16m. Above the five piers, there are pagoda-shaped, palace-style national pavilions, and the eaves of the pavilions are layered on top of each other, just like spreading your wings and flying, which is magnificent. The whole bridge building does not need an iron nail or other iron parts, but uses tenon-groove combination or bamboo nails, but the structural connection is very firm. The superb bridge-building technology of Chengyang Bridge fully demonstrates the outstanding wisdom and creativity of the Dong people in China.