Syantse Bridge,Teochew Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Each pier of the Syantse Bridge has a history of hundreds of years.and the whole bridge was first built in the year 1171 in China’s Song Dynasty.It was built as a float bridge linked by 84 huge boat and bestride two banks of the immense River.Han at that time. For the late hundreds of years,the reconstruction and decoration has not been stopped,.Till Ming Dynasty,it has become one of the most beautiful and famous bridges in China,and the bridge was made up with 24 piers with 24 different pavilions while in the middle part of the bridge there are 18 shuttle boats which can be separated during the flood time.This invention was praised as “The pioneer open-close type bridge in the world” by famous bridge expert Mao Yisheng. this picture was taken this summer in the ancient city of Teochew (Chaozhou),show you the east part of the great Syantse Bridge.