| Wumen
Bridge (northern Song dynasty, then Qing c. 1870)
other
sites in Suzhou |
Suzhou, China |
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Wumen bridge is one of the
famous "Three Scenes at Panmen Gate", along with the Pagoda of Auspicious
light and Panmen Gate. Its construction dates back to the Northern
Song Dynasty but was rebuilt in the reign of Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing
Dynasty. Likened to a rainbow, it spans the Grand Canal in a single
arch.
| Bibliography
All images copyright 2001 Professor
Kerk L. Phillips of Brigham Young University, Utah, USA.
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