Huge fire consumes 900-year-old bridge in China

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The longest wooden bridge in China was burnt down by a huge fire on August 6, 2022. The Wan’an bridge was 98.2 metres long and 4.7 metres wide. It was built during the Northern Song Dynasty, more than 900 years ago. No casualties were reported in the blaze, according to local authorities.

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This is the fourth time this bridge got burnt down. The last time it got burnt down and rebuilt was in 1932. And it got damaged by flood in 1952 and fixed in 1954.

yuanchiwang

It really feels sad watching this. Like with the fire in Notre Dame. These monuments should be rebuild as precisely as possible.

Williamwerenberg

This is really sad. 😢 😔 😞 😢 I hate watching ancient history being destroyed or damaged. I hope they’re able to rebuild it the way it looked.

ryanblais

I don't know how much controversy the 900 year old figure will cause, but I think we should return to its historical and cultural value, and the fact that this bridge is built using traditional Chinese wooden arch bridge construction techniques, which is of great academic value to architecture!
In fact, the bridge has been completely destroyed and rebuilt four times, in addition to numerous repairs and maintenance! The following are the important points of time about it.
In 1090, the Wan'an Bridge was built in the fifth year of the Yuan You period of the Northern Song Dynasty.
In the 16th year of the Ming Dynasty (1588), the Wan'an Bridge was demolished and only one wooden plank remained.
Qing Kangxi forty-seven years (1708), Wanan Bridge was burned by fire.
In the seventh year of the Qianlong era (1742), the bridge was rebuilt.
Qing Qianlong thirty-three years (1768), Wan'an Bridge was burned by theft again, and set up a wooden crossing.
Qing Daoguang twenty-five years (1845), rebuilt Wanan Bridge, for 34 open 136 column bridge house.
At the beginning of the Republic of China, the Northern Warlords burned the Wanan Bridge.
The Republic of 21 years (1932), again rebuilt Wanan Bridge, the bridge to the right bank extended to 38 open 156 columns, the bridge northwest of the heavy eaves bridge pavilion.
In 1952, the northwest end of the Wanan Bridge was destroyed by a large flood 12 open.
In 1954, Pingnan County People's Government government funded the reconstruction of Wanan Bridge.
Since December 2014, Wanan Bridge had started a large-scale repair.

厉冻干粉

The person who set the fire is so evil! Hopefully he gets what he deserved!

benjamin-oh

Imagine being "that guy" that started the fire on this cultural treasure

williamtung

'Life is impermanent. Nothing lasts forever'. Old Buddhist saying. The bridge will be re-built.

glynislailann

The Historical Legacy has been lost…historical value cannot be replaced with a new one.😢

samsonbaraya

So sorry for this sad tragedy… grateful no lives were lost. Blessing on everyone effected and hopeful restoration efforts are swift.❤️🙏

shawnie

I find it very unfortunate that this iconic bridge was set on fire. :(

frane

Pretty sure those are not literally 900 years old wood, I think it's been restored many times throughout the years. As long as they exactly replicate the whole thing, it's fine.

MGZetta

The Chinese are talented enough to restore it back in record time.

adarshkumarnath

A famous artist once painted, "Everything must go." 😔
- Jean-Michel Basquiat

xxyanlixx

0:27 i dont think even experts could restore that level of damage with 10m of what remains from the original, rather they would just use a replacement

okuue

That sad for those people who work on that bridge from so many years ago from their own time and our time now. It’s so sad when other people damage stuff now in this time of 2022

ChristianTraveler