Jianshui, Twin Dragon Bridge

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Yunnan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the far southwest of the country, which borders Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar (Burma). Yunnan is situated in a mountainous area, with high elevations in the northwest and low elevations in the southeast. Most of the 46 million population lives in the eastern part of the province. In the west, the altitude can vary from the mountain peaks to river valleys as much as 3,000 metres. As with other parts of China's southwest, Japanese occupation in the north during World War II forced a migration of majority Han people into the region. Ethnic minorities in Yunnan account for about 34 percent of its total population. Major ethnic groups include Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai and Miao. The Twin Dragon bridge (Shuānglóng Qiáo) stands across the confluence of the Lú and Tàchōng Rivers, 5km West of Jianshui. It is one of the 10 oldest in China and it took two periods of the Qing dynasty to complete the project.

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Size: 3857px × 2561px
Location: Yunnan, China
Photo credit: © François-Olivier Dommergues / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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