Luoyang Bridge

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Luoyang Bridge is an ancient stone beam bridge in Quanzhou, Fujian, renowned as one of China’s earliest and most historically significant sea-crossing bridges.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Luoyang Bridge canonical 1
Wan’an Luoyang Bridge 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient bridge ⓘ
sea-crossing bridge ⓘ
stone beam bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wan’an Bridge ⓘ
Wan’an Luoyang Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Luoyang Bridge
builtDuring Northern Song dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Song dynasty
builtUnderEmperor Emperor Renzong of Song ⓘ
connects Hui’an area ⓘ
linked to: Hui’an County

Quanzhou mainland ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1059 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1053 ⓘ
crosses Luoyang River ⓘ
culturalSignificance important example of Song dynasty bridge construction ⓘ
important symbol of ancient Maritime Silk Road city Quanzhou ⓘ
designer Cai Xiang ⓘ
famousFor advanced ancient bridge engineering ⓘ
being one of the earliest sea-crossing stone beam bridges in China ⓘ
use of oyster reef foundations ⓘ
FourFamousAncientBridgesWith Jiangdong Bridge ⓘ
Lugou Bridge ⓘ
Zhaozhou Bridge ⓘ
hasFeature carved stone railings ⓘ
ship-shaped piers ⓘ
stone guardian statues ⓘ
stone pagodas ⓘ
stone piers ⓘ
hasInscription calligraphy by Cai Xiang ⓘ
hasRestoration multiple times in later dynasties ⓘ
heritageDesignation Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level ⓘ
National Key Cultural Relic of China ⓘ
length about 731 meters ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Fujian Province ⓘ
linked to: Fujian

Quanzhou ⓘ
locatedNear Quanzhou Bay ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Luoyang River ⓘ
numberOfPiers 40 ⓘ
openToTraffic pedestrians ⓘ
partOf historical bridges of China ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the Four Famous Ancient Bridges of China ⓘ
structureType beam bridge ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOContext located in Quanzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage city for Maritime Silk Road ⓘ
usesTechnology oyster cultivation for pier reinforcement ⓘ
width about 5 meters ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quanzhou → hasFamousSite → Luoyang Bridge ⓘ
Luoyang Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Wan’an Luoyang Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Luoyang Bridge