Wan'an Bridge

Wan'an Bridge 万安桥
Wan'an Bridge in October 2014.
Coordinates	31°02′22″N 120°55′11″E / 31.0395°N 120.9196°E / 31.0395; 120.9196Coordinates: 31°02′22″N 120°55′11″E / 31.0395°N 120.9196°E / 31.0395; 120.9196
Crosses	City River (市河)
Locale	Jinze, Qingpu District, Shanghai
Characteristics
Design	Arch Bridge
Material	Stone
Total length	29 metres (95 ft)
Width	2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in)
Height	4.8 metres (16 ft)
Longest span	10.2 metres (33 ft)
History
Construction start	1260–1264
Construction end	1260–1264
Opened	1260–1264
Location

The Wan'an Bridge (simplified Chinese: 万安桥; traditional Chinese: 萬安橋; pinyin: Wàn'ān Qiáo) is a historic stone arch bridge over the City River in the town of Jinze, Qingpu District, Shanghai.^[1]

Name[]

The bridge takes its name from a dictum "Peace and serene for thousands of generations, good and prosperous life for all people" (万世安详、万民安业).^[1]

History[]

The original bridge dates back to the Jingding period (1260–1264) of the Southern Song dynasty (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 (1736–1795) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). In May 2001, it was designated as a cultural heritage conservation unit of Qingpu District.^[1]

architecture[]

It is 29 metres (95 ft) long, 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) wide, and 4.8 metres (16 ft) 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" (金泽四十二虹，万安桥居首).^[1]

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Kang Guojian, ed. (2012). "Jinze Town" 《金泽镇》. 《古镇》 [Ancient Towns] (in English and Chinese). Hefei, Anhui: Huangshan Shushe. ISBN 978-7-5461-2712-5.

External links[]

• Wan'an Bridge in Jinze, Qingpu District of Shanghai Bridges in China (in Chinese)