Bali Bridge
Yongtong Bridge (also known as Bali Bridge), one of Beijing's three famous ancient bridges, has recently been renovated, and digital preservation work is speeding up.
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Best Time to Visit:
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Duration:
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Opening Hours:
All Year Round
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Bali Bridge
Yongtong Bridge is the most famous ancient bridge in the Beijing section of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt. It has been included in the World Cultural Heritage List. Located at the junction of Chaoyang Dirtrict and Tongzhou Dirtrict, it was built in 1446. It is a stone arch bridge with three holes. It is 50 meters long from north to south, 16 meters wide from east to west, and the middle hole is as high as 8.5 meters.
Restoring the old as classically matching is the most important principle....
Bali Bridge
Yongtong Bridge is the most famous ancient bridge in the Beijing section of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt. It has been included in the World Cultural Heritage List. Located at the junction of Chaoyang Dirtrict and Tongzhou Dirtrict, it was built in 1446. It is a stone arch bridge with three holes. It is 50 meters long from north to south, 16 meters wide from east to west, and the middle hole is as high as 8.5 meters.
Restoring the old as classically matching is the most important principle. Li Shanqiu, the renovation project manager of Grand Canal Yongtong Bridge told reporters, Yongtong Bridge deck about 800 square meters with over several repairs. There are about 2,000 stones, and the oldest of which is nearly 600 years old. "We restored the bridge deck and surrounding stones to original positions. Through looking at ancient books, and conculting experts and scholars, we found the same material of stones to fill the missing parts, as far as possible to maintain the original appearance of the ancient bridge."
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Renovation of Bali Bridge
All traces of modern repair such as asphalt and cement joints of the ancient bridge were removed, and the old mortar was used to restore it. Yongtong Bridge is expected to be open to the public as a historical and cultural monument in 2023.