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| The most ancient stone bridge: Zhaozhou Bridge |
Zhaozhou Bridge is located 2.5 km south of Zhaozhou City, Hebei Province, commonly known as the big stone bridge. Either in structure technology or the architecture art, it has been listed in a very high position in world’s bridge history.
This is a shoulder-style single-hole stone arch bridge, about 64.4 meters long, firstly built in the Sui Dynasty (591-599 AD), so far with over 1600 years. Among existing ones, this is the earliest and best reserved arch bridge of whole China and of the world as well.
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| the heaviest stone components: Jiangdong Bridge |
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Talking about the bridge with large stone components, it should be always referred that Jiangdong Bridge, also known as "Tiger Bridge", keeps the records with the world’s heaviest stones. Located in Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, Jiangdong Bridge was once built in the early Southern Song Dynasty (AD1131-1162) in a presence of pontoon; it was then reconstructed with stone piers, pointed at the bottom and wide at the top. Spanning over the piers are huge stone beams, more than 100 tons in general. One of the biggest beams possesses a length of 22 meters, a width of 1.7 meters, and a thickness of 1.9 meters, weighing over 200 tons as the heaviest one of the world.
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| the longest bridge: Hangzhou Bay Bridge |
Runyang Yangtze River Bridge, a total length of 35.66 kilometers and the main spanning length up to 1490 meters, was once the longest bridge in China and also the world's third-largest long-span suspension bridge. However, in 2008, after the completion of Hangzhou Bay Bridge, a new record came out with a length of 36 kilometers.
With the total cost of 11.8 billion Yuan, Hangzhou Bay Bridge was built connecting the south and north shores of Hangzhou Bay, jointing Cixi (in Ningbo) and Zhapu (in Jiaxing) together, which also shortens 120km distance from Ningbo to Shanghai. The length of 36 kilometers exceeds the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and in US and the King Fahd Causeway in Bahrain, making the Hangzhou Bay Bridge the world's longest cross-sea bridge for the time.
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The Chinese Voice Team
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| Chinese |
Transcription |
Part of speech |
Meaning |
| 桥洞 |
qiáo dònɡ |
Noun |
bridge opening, aperture |
| 拱 |
ɡǒnɡ |
Noun |
arch |
| 造价 |
zào jià |
Noun |
cost, expenditure |
| 跨海大桥 |
kuà hǎi dà qiáo |
Noun |
cross-sea bridge |
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Proverb
桥归桥，路归路 (qiáo ɡuī qiáo， lù ɡuī lù)
Bridge is bridge, road is road; a road cannot mix up with a bridge. It is an analogy that unrelated matter should be strictly distinguished from each other.
Saying
船到桥头自然直 (chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí)
A boat will naturally get straight when passing through bridge openings. It is a metaphor that people do not have to worry in advance; problems will be solved smoothly by then.
Idiom
过河拆桥 (ɡuò hé chāi qiáo)
After going over the river, one gives the bridge demolition. It’s an analogy to describe that guys kick out those who’ve provided help for them when they reach their goals.
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晚上四人过桥，所需时间分别是1、2、4、10分钟。过桥必须借助灯笼，而且每次只允许通过两个人。怎样让他们在17分内过桥？（wǎn shànɡ sì rén ɡuò qiáo， suǒ xū shí jiān fēn bié shì 1 、 2 、 4 、 10 fēn zhōnɡ。 ɡuò qiáo bì xū jiè zhù dēnɡ lonɡ， ér qiě měi cì zhǐ yún xǔ tōnɡ ɡuò liǎnɡ ɡè rén。 zěn yànɡ rànɡ tā men zài 17 fèn nèi ɡuò qiáo？）
Four people want to pass a bridge at night, for each 1, 2, 4, and 10 minutes is needed. To pass must resort to lantern, and the bridge only allows two people walking at one time. How to make them all passed within 17 minutes?
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