The Dengfeng Bridge (simplified Chinese: 登封桥; traditional Chinese: 登封橋; pinyin: Dēngfēng Qiáo) is a historic stone arch bridge over the Heng River [zh] in Qiyunshan [zh], Xiuning County, Anhui, China.[1]

History

The bridge was first built in 1587 during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) by Gu Zhixian [zh], the than magistrate of Huizhou Prefecture, and was rebuilt in 1791 during the reign of Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[2]

On 16 October 2019, it was listed among the eighth batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Anhui" by the State Council of China.[3]

References

  1. ^ 《休宁三桥》. xiuning.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. ^ Ma Buchan (马步蟾) (ed.). 道光徽州府志·卷四·营建志·桥梁 [Huizhou Prefecture Annals of Daoguang] (in Chinese). 登封桥，旧名桥东桥，在岩脚（见康熙府志）。道光休宁志云明万历丁亥知府古之贤建，丙申知县鲁点修，后圮，知县李乔岱重建，后又圮，知县张汝懋复建，又圮。国朝康熙年重建，又圮，乾隆五十六年黟县人胡学梓捐资重建。
  3. ^ 国务院关于核定并公布第八批全国重点文物保护单位的通知. gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2023-02-17.