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Yazhou Covered Bridge

Fantastic China  | 2024-05-20 | Views:57

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The Yazhou Covered Bridge was built in 1774 at Qingyi River, Ya’an City. It has gone through several transformations—from a simple timber bridge to an iron chain bridge, and finally becoming a stone arch bridge.


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Ya’an is the intersection of the Sichuan-Tibet and Sichuan-Yunnan highways. It is also known as “the strategic passage of western Sichuan Province”, “the gate to Tibet” and “the pathway of nationalities.” During the Tang Dynasty, the tea from the Ya’an border regions was introduced to the Yi ethnic region and to Tibet, which marked the starting point of the southern Ancient Tea and Horse Road.


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Statue of Ancient Tea Horse Road next to Yazhou Covered Bridge


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Statue of Ancient Tea Horse Road next to Yazhou Covered Bridge


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Card Game Beside Yazhou Bridge


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Wu Weiping (Instagram @wp_bridges_hunter)

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Wu Weiping, co-photographer of Fantastic China: 

20 years, 400,000+ kilometers, 100,000 photos...  for capturing the remnants of ancient Chinese Covered Bridges.


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