Bridge-building skills span generations
After severe fire damage in 2022, Wan'an Bridge displays its extensive restoration by the Huang family last year. Restoring the old Chen Juan, Party secretary of Changqiao town, where the bridge is located, says that Wan'an Bridge is still an important traffic artery, and it is a meeting place for people to gather to chat, relax and have fun, and that for those who have moved away, it is an emblem of home. Chen says that the restoration last year was based on information collected during a census of Pingnan's cultural heritage in 2019, construction sketches belonging to the Huang family, and the support of an ancient building institute in Zhejiang. Activities such as sports meetings for farmers, poetry recitation events, and study tours, have also been held to integrate the bridge into the area's development of tourism, and Chen says that during the Spring Festival holiday between Feb 10 and 15, it received about 10,000 visits every day.
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