Bridge scene in Chongqing, China with the sun silhouetted behind the structure of a large bridge.
Sent by Jennie from Chongqing, China.
Chongqing is a mountain megacity, it is also a city on rivers. Therefore, bridges are everywhere. As of now, the city occupies over 4,500 bridges. In 2005, Bridge Committee of Mao Yi-sheng Science and Technology Education Foundation recognized it as the only “the City of Bridges” in China.
Chongqing has a mass of ancient bridges with a long history, more than numerous modern bridges that are majestic and built with superb and diversified construction technologies. It is reported that nearly 800 ancient bridges are scattered across the city, and there are 17 Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Provincial Level ascribed to their long history, complicated construction technologies or grand scale (read more).
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