Qinglong Wind and Rain Bridge, Maojia Village, Fuchuan, Guangxi

Qinglong Wind and Rain Bridge is an important bridge in the Fuchuan Yao Wind and Rain Bridge Group. It was first built in the 4th year of the Tianqi period of the Ming dynasty (1624) and is one of the wind and rain bridges in Fuchuan that has been preserved to this day. Qinglong Wind and Rain Bridge has become one of the representatives of the Fuchuan Yao Wind and Rain Bridge Group due to its unique architectural style and historical value. The bridge is a single-arch stone bridge with a bridge corridor, bridge pavilion, and bridge tower. The bridge corridor and bridge pavilion are wooden structures, with 8 bays, made of 34 mortise and tenon joints. The roof of the bridge pavilion is a gable and hip roof, with a total height of 6.7 meters. The walls on both sides of the bridge corridor are painted, with three floors, double eaves, and gable and hip roofs. There are three entrances and exits to the south, north, and east. There are 32 wooden flower windows around the eaves on each floor, and the bottom of the four pillars is a lotus drum-shaped column base. The inner walls of the first floor of the tower are inlaid with multiple stone tablets. It provides important information for the study of the history of wind and rain bridges in the Yao area. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit.