How old is Tunxi Zhenhai Bridge? Destroyed in July 2020

The heavy rain in Anhui is really fierce. The college entrance examination was originally full of news about heavy rain. First, a bridge in Tunxi was destroyed by floods, and then most students in a certain county in Anhui were prevented from rushing to the college entrance examination examination room. The entire Anhui was affected to varying degrees.

Zhenhai Bridge in Tunxi District

The Tunxi Ancient Bridge, also known as Zhenhai Bridge, is located in Tunxi District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit.

In 2019, Zhenhai Bridge in Tunxi District was selected as a national key cultural relic protection unit. Zhenhai Bridge, also known as Tunxi Bridge, commonly known as Old Bridge, is located at the mouth of Hengjiang River at the intersection of Hengjiang River and Lushui River in Tunxi District. "Xiuning County Chronicles" written by Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty: "Tunxi Bridge is located in Tunxi, 25 miles southeast of the county. It was built by Dai Shiliang, a native of the Jiajing Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. The bridge in the middle is a pavilion and is the center of the city. In the 15th year of Kangxi's reign, , the bridge was rebuilt by Cheng Ziqian, a city resident, and rebuilt 35 years later. "The Zhenhai Bridge is 133 meters long and 7.53 meters wide. It is an arch bridge with 6 piers and 7 holes.

The bridge deck is paved with bluestone slabs, and the railings are made of three layers of large stones. The bridge body is made of kenaf stone and ash wood. The upper part is a solid belly stone arch of equal cross-section, the lower part is a mortar stone gravity pier, and the arch is laid horizontally. Three arch holes are left at the bottom of the arch.

The bridge pier is in the shape of an isosceles triangle, and the tip of the diversion point is inclined and arched. Zhenhai Bridge is an important transportation hub connecting Tunxi Old Street and Liyang. It is a landmark building in Tunxi and one of the rare Ming Dynasty large stone arch bridges in Anhui Province.

As early as June 2012, Zhenhai Bridge was listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit. The Huangshan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau stated that the upgrade of Zhenhai Bridge cultural protection units is of great significance to improving the city's cultural taste, promoting the in-depth integration of cultural tourism, and promoting economic and social development. At the same time, local governments are urged to continue to protect cultural relics and strive to create a new situation in cultural relics work.

Washed away by heavy rainfall on July 6, 2020

At 9:50 on July 7, 2020, the Zhenhai Ancient Bridge built in 1536 in Tunxi District, Huangshan City suffered a flood Attacked, the middle section collapsed. The bridge is a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, a six-pier seven-hole stone arch bridge and the Tunxi Zhenhai Bridge were washed away by floods in Tunxi District, Huangshan, Anhui. The bridge was built in the 15th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1536) and is located at the mouth of Sanjiang River in Tunxi. This used to be the gateway to Tunxi, but now it is an important passage to Huangshan Airport, western suburbs, and Wuyuan, Jiangxi. In October 2019, it was approved by the State Council as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

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