Chinese Bridges
/I recently happened upon an article in The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities - Bulletin 75 published in 2003 about two Chinese bridges. One was built in 1594 and the other in 1640. Both still fulfil their original function.
Bridges somehow draw my attention.
Perhaps because they represent people working together on a project that required combined talents and skills…as physical manifestation of the level of communication humans are capable of.
Perhaps because their continued existence indicates that relationships have been sustained since bridges are often the first to be destroyed in war. Since these bridges are 100s of years old that is significant.
Perhaps the artistry of the construction – the arches – over water (or low places) is their appeal.
Whatever it is – enjoy this week’s eBook pick for this article and others in the same volume. Quite of few issues of this periodical are also available on Internet Archive.
