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Wanding Bridge 畹町桥Wǎndīng Qiáo
National heritage site · Dehong, Yunnan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Dehong
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Wanding Bridge
A short bridge over the Wanding River on the China–Myanmar border, first built in 1938 for the Burma Road; the present steel truss span was put up by Chinese and American forces in January 1945 after Japanese troops blew up its predecessor. During the Second World War Allied supplies entered China here and Chinese Expeditionary Force troops crossed into Burma. A new road bridge replaced it in 1993, and the old span is now kept as a monument; the heritage listing also covers the former hall of the 1956 China–Burma border people's rally.
How to get to Wanding Bridge
In Wanding town, about 30 km east of Ruili city by road; carry your passport, as there are police checkpoints on roads in this border area.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Moli Tropical Rainforest 莫里热带雨林 (under 10 km).
On the map
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