Luding Bridge

Luding Bridge is a bridge over the Dadu River in Luding County of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, located about 80 kilometers west of the city of Ya'an. The bridge dates from the Qing Dynasty and is considered a historical landmark. In 1935, during the Long March, soldiers of the Fourth Regiment of the Chinese Workers and Peasants' Army secured the bridge as a river crossing vital to the Red Army. The bridge measures 103.67 m in length, and 3 m in width. The locals usually call it Dadu River Chain Bridge. It was once a vital communications hub between Tibet and Sichuan in the old days.

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