The Zhao Zhou bridge
The Zhao Zhou Bridge was first thought up and built in 605 and it took 11 years to build, finishing the bridge in 616. It is a large stone-arched bridge located on the Xiaohe River in Zhao Zhou County in China and is the biggest and oldest stone- arched bridge in the world. The Zhao Zhou bridge was first built in south Beijing. Li Chun built this beautiful creation and his creativity got many peoples attention. This bridge was built as an easier way of transportation, trade, and to be a beautiful and stable bridge for people to admire. Also I see it as uniting two lands and building a bond between 2 places.The greatest scientific contribution by the Zhao Zhou Bridge is the "open-spandrel bridge." In the picture to the left you can see that on the two sides of the central arch there are four small arches, which not only expand the water-discharge channel and preserve the stone materials, but also reduce the weight of the bridge and increase the stability of the bridge body so in makes the bridge more stable. Due to this ingenious architectural design, the Zhao Zhou Bridge has withstood numerous floods, eight big earthquakes and the weight of traffic over more than 1,400 years. The technique Li Chun used is a great innovation in the world's history of bridge engineering. The bridge was the most technological advancement in the world, during the Sui Dynasty. It was a huge achievement in the history of ancient Chinese civilization, changing the way that bridges were constructed.
By: Nicole Eng
The Zhao Zhou Bridge was first thought up and built in 605 and it took 11 years to build, finishing the bridge in 616. It is a large stone-arched bridge located on the Xiaohe River in Zhao Zhou County in China and is the biggest and oldest stone- arched bridge in the world. The Zhao Zhou bridge was first built in south Beijing. Li Chun built this beautiful creation and his creativity got many peoples attention. This bridge was built as an easier way of transportation, trade, and to be a beautiful and stable bridge for people to admire. Also I see it as uniting two lands and building a bond between 2 places.The greatest scientific contribution by the Zhao Zhou Bridge is the "open-spandrel bridge." In the picture to the left you can see that on the two sides of the central arch there are four small arches, which not only expand the water-discharge channel and preserve the stone materials, but also reduce the weight of the bridge and increase the stability of the bridge body so in makes the bridge more stable. Due to this ingenious architectural design, the Zhao Zhou Bridge has withstood numerous floods, eight big earthquakes and the weight of traffic over more than 1,400 years. The technique Li Chun used is a great innovation in the world's history of bridge engineering. The bridge was the most technological advancement in the world, during the Sui Dynasty. It was a huge achievement in the history of ancient Chinese civilization, changing the way that bridges were constructed.
By: Nicole Eng