Summer Trip to Rongcheng | Anshun Covered Bridge

Anshun Covered Bridge and Jiuyan Bridge Bar Street are important landmarks of Chengdu's nightlife. Anshun Covered Bridge is a bridge with a long history in the Ming and Qing styles, while Jiuyan Bridge Bar Street is a distinctive area that combines modern high-rise buildings with quaint streets. Anshun Covered Bridge is located next to Hejiang Pavilion at the confluence of the Fu River and the Nan River in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, spanning the Nan River. The bridge has a long history, with its earliest architectural traces dating back to the Yuan dynasty. The Anshun Covered Bridge is 81m long and 6m wide, with a Ming and Qing style. On both sides of the bridge, there are antique archways with red walls, green tiles, flying eaves, and curved corridors, which highly condense the essence of Chinese national architectural style. The bridge's railings are carved with the 'Four Gentlemen' of flowers - plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum - complementing each other. On the bridge, one can view large bas-reliefs themed on Tang and Song dynasty poetry, listen to the babbling water, and look back on historical changes. The scenery on both sides of the bridge is different; one side is a quiet and spacious road, while the other is a bustling and narrow street, which is the famous bar street that extends all the way to Jiuyan Bridge.