Dengfeng Bridge

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]

Dengfeng Bridge 登封桥
Dengfeng Bridge in May 2015
Coordinates	29°49′20″N 118°03′26″E
Carries	Pedestrians
Crosses	Heng River [zh]
Locale	Qiyunshan [zh], Xiuning County, Anhui, China
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
Total length	148 metres (486 ft)
Width	8 metres (26 ft)
Height	12 metres (39 ft)
History
Construction end	1587
Rebuilt	1791
Location

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]