Luding Bridge

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Luding Bridge is a historic iron chain suspension bridge in Sichuan, China, famed for its strategic role during the Long March and its crossing over the Dadu River.

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Luding Bridge canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
historic bridge
iron chain suspension bridge
associatedWith Chinese Communist Party revolutionary history
Chinese Red Army
Long March
builtDuring Qing dynasty
builtUnderEmperor Kangxi Emperor
linked to: Kangxi
category Bridges in Sichuan
Chain bridges
Long March sites in China
National key cultural relics protection units in China
constructionEnd 1706
constructionStart 1705
country China
crosses Dadu River
currentUse pedestrian bridge
deckMaterial wooden planks
designFeature chains anchored into rock on both banks
wooden deck laid across parallel chains
eventLocation Luding Bridge battle
famousFor Red Army assault crossing in 1935
strategic role in the Long March
hasHeritageStatus Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China
hasNearbyTown Luding town
linked to: Luding County
hasPlaques revolutionary commemorative inscriptions
heritageDesignationBy State Council of the People’s Republic of China
heritageDesignationCountry China
historicalPeriod early 18th century
locatedIn Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Luding County
Sichuan
linked to: Sichuan Province
maintenance periodically repaired and reinforced
material iron chains
nearbyInfrastructure modern highway bridge over Dadu River
numberOfChains 13
originalFunction military transport route
trade route crossing
risk vulnerable to flooding of Dadu River
riverSystem upper Yangtze basin
spans Dadu River gorge
strategicImportance key crossing on route from Sichuan to western China
structureType suspension bridge
symbolOf Chinese revolutionary heroism
Long March spirit
tourism popular red tourism site
scenic attraction in Sichuan

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Dadu River crossedBy Luding Bridge
Luding County hasNotableSite Luding Bridge
Luding County hasTourismAttraction Luding Bridge
Luding County hasBridge Luding Bridge
Dadu He crossedBy Luding Bridge