Sad!Over 900 years of history, Wan'an Bridge was burned, and local responses

August 6th

Located in Pingnan County, Ningde City, Fujian Province

Wan'an Bridge fire

Wan'an Bridge is

The longest existing ancient wooden arch bridge in China

It has a history of more than 900 years away

No casualties

The cause of the fire is being investigated

According to the publicity department of the Pingnan County Party Committee of Fujian, around 21:10 on the 6th, the mass alarm was connected. After receiving the police, the local government organized rescue forces to go to the scene to dispose. The leaders of the county party committee, county government, and relevant departments quickly rushed to the scene to carry out related work. That night, Minghuo had been extinguished and did not cause casualties. The specific cause of the fire is under investigation. In the next step, Pingnan County will evaluate the fire situation and make every effort to repair and other follow -up work.

According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, on the morning of the 7th, the staff of the People's Government of Changqiao Town stated that the investigation would be announced through official channels as soon as possible.

Ningde Pingnan Wan'an Bridge burst into a sudden fire scene

Ningde Pingnan Wan'an Bridge burst into a sudden fire scene

Founded in the Song Dynasty

The most nationwide wooden arcade bridge

According to reports, Ningde Wan'an Bridge is not only historically long, but also the highest in length in the country, with a total length of 98.4 meters, and has not used a rivet.

Wan'an Bridge is Wulidun Liudi wooden arcade bridge. It was originally known as "Longjiang Gongji Bridge" and "Rainbow Bridge". It was built in the Song Dynasty and experienced several destruction and reconstruction. 4.7 meters, the boat -shaped pier, no span, the bridge house 38 open rooms and 156 columns, there are heavy eaves bridge pavilions in the northwest of the bridge.

Wan'an Bridge before the fire

Wan'an Bridge has a history of more than 900 years. In the 47th year of the Qing Dynasty, Wan'an Bridge was burned. The seventh year of Qianlong (1742) was rebuilt. On October 9, 1990, it was approved as a county -level cultural relics protection unit, and it was approved as a provincial cultural relics protection unit in March 1991. unit.

Wan'an Bridge before the fire

As the longest ancient corridor bridge in the country, Wanan Bridge was selected as a list of preparations for the World Cultural Heritage in China in 2012.

Why does Wan'an Bridge burning fire?

According to Jimu News, on the morning of the 7th, some witnesses told reporters that the bridge began to fire from the second bridge pier on the west side. At the beginning, the fire area was only one or two square meters. The rescue was unsuccessful.

The scene of the incident showed that a wooden gallery bridge across the river was burning a fire on the bridge of the river, and from time to time, the material fell from the bridge from time to time. On the morning of the 7th, a post -fire video released by the local villagers showed that there were only a few stone pier and some bridge heads left in the entire gallery bridge. According to Chinanews.com, a number of photography enthusiasts who have been paying attention to the bridge for a long time show that there are no incense Buddhas on the Wan'an Bridge, and there are few tourists at night.

Wan'an Bridge after the disaster (picture source: local villagers)

Pingnan takes various measures to protect the ancient gallery bridge. It is worth mentioning that on July 27, 2021, Pingnan County People's Court, Pingnan County People's Procuratorate, Pingnan County Culture and Tourism Bureau, Pingnan Branch Pingnan Branch, Changqiao Town People's Government, Tangkou Town The People's Government, Shoushan Township People's Government and other departments signed a contract with the Langqiao Cultural Heritage Protection Judicial Cooperation, and signed a contract for the Cultural Heritage Cultural Heritage Insurance of the Pingnan County Langqiao Cultural Heritage.

The first batch of judicial collaboration cultural heritage protection insured is the most historic and cultural value of the county, the most historic and cultural value of Baixiang Bridge, Qiancheng Bridge, and Wan'an Bridge. This is also the first "judicial+insurance" protection ancient corridor bridge model in Fujian Province.

According to the "Pingnan Court" official public account, Pingnan County Ancient Corridor Bridge Cultural Relics Insurance Protection Agreement, during the insurance period, caused damage to the bridge due to fire, explosion, lightning, heavy rain, floods, etc. The cost of the cost or the reconstruction of the original site shall be compensated by the financial insurance company in accordance with the contract. The insured amount of each bridge is 1 million yuan (RMB), and the validity period is one year.

Several civilian people said that the protection of the ancient gallery bridge is imminent. "'Protection, inheritance, and use' have always been the three keywords of cultural relics research, and the protection work is ranked first. This is also the case in studying the wooden arcade bridge." A cultural security official said.

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Source | Panorama Pingnan, Southern Metropolis Daily, CCTV News, Chinanews.com, Global Network, Jimu News

Edit | Zhu Dan

School Division | Zeng Huiwen

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