趙州橋 Zhaozhou Bridge

　　洨河 Jiao River

　　建造 construct

　　匠師 mason

　　不可思議的 unusual

　　弧形橋洞 arch

　　跨度 span

　　欄桿 railing

　　柱子 column

　　龍鳳 dragon and phoenix

　　空腹式的 open-spandrel

　　占有 occupy

　　【精彩譯文】

　　Zhaozhou Bridge was built on the Jiao River about 2.5 kilometers away from the south of Zhaoxian county. The bridge was constructed in AD 605-616. Designed by a well-known Chinese mason, Li Chun, it’s made of stone, 50.82 meters long and 10 meters wide, with an unusual arch that is 7.23 meters high with a span of 37.35 meters. The stone railing and columns on the bridge were carved with beautiful dragon and phoenix designs. One of the earliest Chinese arch bridges with a long open-spandrel arch in the middle and two small arches on each side, this bridge occupies an important place in the history of Chinese bridge building and has been of interest to tourists and engineers alike.