Jianying Memorial Bridge

Jianying Memorial Bridge (simplified Chinese: 剑英纪念大桥; traditional Chinese: 劍英紀念大橋; pinyin: Jiànyīng Jìniàn Dàqiáo) is a bridge over the Meijiang River in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, southern China.

The bridge's namesake is Ye Jianying. Using money from Overseas Chinese and the government, the bridge was constructed as a tribute to Ye's centennial birthday.[1] It took 10 months for the Meizhou Municipal Construction Group Company (梅州市市政建设集团公司) to build the bridge, which began operating in September 1997.[2][3] Construction of the bridge was entirely completed on 1 October 1998.[4] Baihuazhou (百花洲) was largely farmland that had sparse housing in the 1990s. According to the Nanfang Daily, there has been a significant growth in pedestrian and vehicle traffic as well as the construction of tower blocks on former fields driven by the completion of the Jianying Memorial Bridge, the Delong Bridge (德龙桥), and the Nanmen Commercial Plaza (南门商业广场).[2]

The bridge has a length of 353.8 m (1,161 ft) and a width of 15.2 m (50 ft).[2] A 420 m (1,380 ft) road from Jiangbei leads to the bridgehead.[5] Each side of the bridge features gardens and plazas.[3] Under the bridge, Chinese chess players routinely meet for matches.[5] The bridgehead features a park where residents dance and sing.[5] A vintage-style archway sits atop the bridge, which has stone-carved railings.[3] Stone lions occupy both sides of the archway, meant to protect people who are travelling to and from their home.[5] Despite looking like an arch bridge, it is a beam bridge.[2]

References

  1. ^ Liu, Zhenke 刘桢珂 (2017-11-16). Liu, Zhenke 刘桢珂 (ed.). "叶帅故里世界客都 平安名城广东梅州[组图]" [Hometown of Marshal Ye, World Capital of the Hakka; Meizhou, Guangdong, the City of Peace [Photo Gallery]] (in Chinese). China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on 2025-12-30. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  2. ^ a b c d Meijiang, Xuan 梅江宣 (2018-10-01). "曾经骚客风流处 今日繁华商贸城" [Once a Haven for Poets and Literati, Now a Thriving Commercial City]. Nanfang Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-12-30.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b c "梅州市市政建设集团公司：实干开新局 奋勇当铁军" [Meizhou Municipal Construction Group: Forge Ahead with Practical Action, Strive Bravely as an Iron Army]. Nanfang Daily (in Chinese). 2018-12-13. Archived from the original on 2025-12-30. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  4. ^ Chen, Jing 陈静 (2011-12-22). "梅花香客家情" [Plum Blossom Fragrance, Hakka Sentiment]. 民营经济报 [Private Economic News] (in Chinese). Yangcheng Evening News Newspaper Group.
  5. ^ a b c d Yang, Lijun 杨丽君 (2023-05-22). "梅江的桥" [Meijiang's Bridges]. 梅州日报 [Meizhou Daily] (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-12-30.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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