Luding Bridge
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Luding Bridge 泸定桥 | |
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Dadu River | |
| Locale | Luding County, Sichuan, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Chain |
| Longest span | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1701 |
| Location | |
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Luding Bridge (
Qing Dynasty and is considered a historical landmark. It was an important crossing on the road between Sichuan and Tibet. The bridge was the location of the Battle of Luding Bridge, one of the most important events in the Long March
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Battle of Luding Bridge
In 1935, during the Long March, soldiers of the Fourth Regiment of the Chinese Workers and Peasants' Army secured the bridge as a river crossing vital to the Red Army.[1]
See also
- Luding Yaye Expressway Bridge
- List of bridges in China
References
- ^ "Get a Closer Look at Luding Bridge". Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.
External links
Media related to Luding Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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