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Zhaoxian, Shijiazhuang Prefecture, Province Hebei Zhaozhou (Anji) Qiao (Bridge), design by Li Chun Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD) 595-605 AD, Ŧ Wen (581-604 AD) |
Comments: The oldest standing bridge in China and the world's oldest open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge. It survived many wars, floods and earthquakes. Poets compared it to "a new moon rising abo- ve the clouds" and "a long rainbow hanging on a mountain waterfall". |
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