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Jinlong Bridge, also known as Zili River Bridge and Zili Bridge, is located on the Jinsha River between Yongsheng County and Gucheng District, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. About 80 miles. Built in the first month of the sixth year of Guangxu (1880) in the Qing Dynasty, it was donated by Admiral Jiang Zonghan. The main structure of the bridge is suspended on both sides of the bridge by 16 large iron chains, of which 14 are load-bearing bottom chains. The other two iron chains are guardrails on both sides. Each iron chain is composed of about 500 iron rings. The total length of the bridge is 116 meters, the net span is 90 meters, and the bridge deck is 3 meters wide. It is fixed on the rock walls on both banks with 16 strands of iron cables. It has a history of more than 120 years and is one of the important historical sites in Lijiang. At the same time, Jinlong Bridge is also a very old iron chain bridge existing on the Jinsha River. It is located in the fortress of the "Tea Horse Ancient Road" and has very important historical significance.
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