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Longnao Bridge 龙脑桥Lóngnǎo Qiáo
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Luzhou, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Luzhou
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Longnao Bridge
A stone beam bridge built in the late 14th century, early in the Ming dynasty, that crosses the Jiuqu River on 12 piers; the middle eight are carved into large dragons, qilin, lions and elephants, heads facing upstream. It is the best known of Luxian's carved 'dragon bridges', a wider group of Ming and Qing bridges across the county that is also nationally listed, and it now stands within the Longqiao Culture Eco-park.
How to get to Longnao Bridge
A few kilometres north of Luxian county town, about an hour by road from central Luzhou.
Nearby
- Zigong, City of Salt and Dinosaurs 自贡 60 km
Jurassic dinosaurs, ancient brine wells and the lanterns that made the city famous
Also within 20 km: Luxian Song Stone Carving Museum 泸县宋代石刻博物馆 (under 10 km), Yuantong Temple, Luxian 圆通寺 (under 10 km), Yuchan Mountain Cliff Carvings 玉蟾山摩崖造像 (under 10 km), Qu Family Manor 屈氏庄园 (10 km), Longchang Stone Arches 隆昌石牌坊 (20 km), Qifeng Aqueduct 奇峰渡槽 (20 km).
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