Luding Bridge
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Luding Bridge is a historic iron chain suspension bridge in Sichuan, China, famed for its strategic role during the Long March and its crossing over the Dadu River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luding Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
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historic bridge ⓘ iron chain suspension bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Communist Party revolutionary history
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Chinese Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Long March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnderEmperor | Kangxi Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Sichuan
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Chain bridges ⓘ Long March sites in China ⓘ National key cultural relics protection units in China ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1706 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1705 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crosses | Dadu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | pedestrian bridge ⓘ |
| deckMaterial | wooden planks ⓘ |
| designFeature |
chains anchored into rock on both banks
ⓘ
wooden deck laid across parallel chains ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Luding Bridge battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Red Army assault crossing in 1935
ⓘ
strategic role in the Long March ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown | Luding town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaques | revolutionary commemorative inscriptions ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | State Council of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luding County NERFINISHED ⓘ Sichuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintenance | periodically repaired and reinforced ⓘ |
| material | iron chains ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | modern highway bridge over Dadu River ⓘ |
| numberOfChains | 13 GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
military transport route
ⓘ
trade route crossing ⓘ |
| risk | vulnerable to flooding of Dadu River ⓘ |
| riverSystem | upper Yangtze basin ⓘ |
| spans | Dadu River gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key crossing on route from Sichuan to western China ⓘ |
| structureType | suspension bridge ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Chinese revolutionary heroism
ⓘ
Long March spirit ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular red tourism site
ⓘ
scenic attraction in Sichuan ⓘ |
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