Five-Pavilion Bridge
Bridge in Jiangsu, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Five-Pavilion Bridge, also known as the Lotus Bridge and by other names, is a covered stone arch footbridge in the Slender West Lake National Park in Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, in Jiangsu, China. It is one of the Four Bridges in Misty Rain, one of the 24 Views of Yangzhou under the Qing, and has become a landmark of the city.
Quick Facts Five-Pavilion Bridge 五亭桥, Coordinates ...
Five-Pavilion Bridge 五亭桥 | |
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Coordinates | 32°24′35″N 119°24′58″E |
Crosses | Slender West Lake |
Locale | Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China |
Other name(s) | Lotus Blossom Bridge |
Heritage status | Nationally-Protected Cultural Heritage Site |
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Material | Stone |
Total length | 55 m (180 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 1757 |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 五亭橋 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 五亭桥 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Five-Pavilion Bridge" | ||||||||||
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Lotus Bridge | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蓮花橋 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 莲花桥 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Lotus Blossom Bridge" | ||||||||||
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