Chengyang Winds & Rain Bridge
Last Update : 2006-10-13 16:55:18 - A saying goes that 'Where there is a Dong village, there is a Wind & Rain Bridge'. The Wind and Rain Bridge is a unique minority architecture of Dong people. It is a covered wooden-structured bridge with a long corridor body, on which two or more pavilion structures are set. The bridge usually spans over a river like a rainbow and serves as a welcoming architecture in front of a Dong Village. Its name is derived from the fact that the covered corridor of the bridge can shelter people from rains and winds in bad weathers.
Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge, also called Yongji Bridge is located 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) north of Sanjiang County in the Guilin City. It is reputed to be the best one among the wind and rain bridges in Dong villages.
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- Originally built in 1916, this bridge is 60 meters (197 feet) in length, 10 meters (32.8 feet) in height and more than three meters (9.8 feet) in width. It is supported by five stone piers in the river and the bridge floor is covered with wood boards. There are five exquisite multi-eaved pavilions set on the body of the bridge, which present the unique architectural style of Dong people. On the beam of one portal of the bridge hangs a plaque with the inscription of 'Chengyang Bridge'. It is said that the 60-meter-long (197 feet) body of the bridge is built entirely by wood and none nails and rivets were used.
Getting there: Long distance buses leaving from Guilin every twenty minutes to Liuzhou, the municipal city in which Sanjiang Town is located. The bus trip takes about 3 hours. There are also two direct buses leaving from Nanjing daily to Liuzhou.
