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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Sat Nov 30, 2013, 03:09 PM Nov 2013

Longest covered bridge in Asia is destroyed after massive fire

By MATT BLAKE

The longest covered bridge in Asia has been destroyed after a fire roared through the wooden structure last night.

The Feng Yu Covered Bridge, in Chongqing, China, is known throughout the Far East for its traditional beauty topped by a pagoda-style roof that stretched 303 metres across the region's Apeng River.

But last night the five-metre-wide crossing, first built in 1591, collapsed into the waters as the blaze turned it to ashes.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2515693/Longest-covered-bridge-Asia-destroyed-massive-ripped-303-metre-wooden-structure.html

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Longest covered bridge in Asia is destroyed after massive fire (Original Post) n2doc Nov 2013 OP

Hope no one lost her or his life or was injured. Octafish Nov 2013 #1

Wonder if it was torched to facilitate shipping. nt valerief Nov 2013 #2

So sad. bvar22 Nov 2013 #3

Supports were added much later- in the story at link n/t n2doc Nov 2013 #4

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

1. Hope no one lost her or his life or was injured.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 03:39 PM

Nov 2013

That was a magnificent structure, felt footsteps for four centuries...

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. Wonder if it was torched to facilitate shipping. nt

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 04:06 PM

Nov 2013

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

3. So sad.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 05:28 PM

Nov 2013

I an not familiar with this treasure.
I have never before seen a photo of it,
or heard about it before now,
but I grieve its loss.

I am very curious HOW they set those modern (looking) supports in 1591.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

4. Supports were added much later- in the story at link n/t

Reply to bvar22 (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 05:33 PM

Nov 2013

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