Yi Xin Bridge Wins International Acclaim

The Yi Xin Qiao bridge project in Dujia Village, Chongqing, has been awarded the Jury’s Award of Sustainability Achievement of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards China 2019 for its outstanding ideas and achievement in environmental protection, sustainable development, rural public welfare and innovative technologies. CUHK, Tsinghua University, Chongqing Jiaotong University and Chongqing University collaborated on this project. Measuring 21 m long and 3 m wide, with a usable surface of 2 m wide, and constructed with 700 moso bamboos, the Yi Xin Qiao bridge is the longest among modern bamboo bridges in the rural mainland.

This article was originally published in No. 539, Newsletter in Jun 2019.