Jinlong Bridge

The Jinlong Bridge ( Chinese  金龍 橋  /  金龙 桥 , Pinyin Jīnlóng qiáo , English Golden Dragon Bridge  - "Golden Dragon Bridge"), also known in Chinese as Zili jiang qiao ( 梓里 江桥 ) or Zili qiao ( 梓里 桥 , English Hometown Bridge  - "home (place) bridge") is a suspension bridge over the Jinsha Jiang River (金沙江).

It is located in the district-free city of Lijiang in the Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China and connects Lijiang with Yongsheng ( 永胜 ).

The bridge was built on the site of an earlier one during the Guangxu reign (1875–1898) of the Qing Dynasty . The bridge is over 3 meters wide and 90 meters long, it is supported by 16 iron chains stretched across the river and is laid out with thick boards. There are chains on both sides as railings.

Since 2006 it has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China in Yunnan (6-755).

Web links

• Jinlong Bridge On Jinsha River , Yunnan Provincial Tourism Administration website
• The old Lijiang County has many scenic spots

Coordinates: 26 ° 47 ′ 3 ″  N , 100 ° 23 ′ 20 ″  E