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Show s A s ATHANASIVS KIRCHE se There is a Bridgien the Province Qu that is built by Heaven, it is 2 moft excellent wor of Nature, confifting of one Torrent Tanki, whofe latitud ;s two perches, an 20 t ‘l" u/ , ) / ,' )/// clamation *\ \ A ‘\\;\R A ‘,\ R A Q'l';l'"') f but wich Iron Chains fafin to rings and hooks, fo Pla beams above ; there are t chains, and every one confif ent eth of twenty perches ; ma y pafling over togethe the Bridge moveth hither a d thicher, poflefling the Pa fengers with giddinefs an fear of the ruine and the fa of the Bridge, fo that I ca not lufficiently admire a the dexterity of the Chinefi n Archite&s, who durf} un ertake fo many and difficult works for the con venienc of Paffengers When once you defcend fr m the Bridges through the raggy Mountains int the Campaign ved with four-fquare ftone that you would think yo and where th went fj]] through a City a way, though perfornied were compelled to cut d ace the wn Rocks,in other to lev l the abru pt tops of Mou to fill up the hollow Vallie taips , an cafie paffage throughou make a the whole Region, whic at length they haye perfo And in certain diftance med a¢ every ftone or mile bo ndary, which contai nefran ftadia, are fet Pofts ten Chiby whofe diligence, in very fhort time, al]the P o . hes, and ferveth for an A report fays, twas bnile by t du§ e antient Romans, it is vulg den, ere&ted over a river of du Garhe {fame pame In the Province Funnan ov lley,through which a Torr neth with a rapid and vie nt runent flux of watersis a Bri ge reported to be built b Emperour Mingus, of t th e family of Hame, in th 6 5" year of Chrift, raif with the cementing of vaft no rones of Phifter-work L by which Artifis may fi dout the manner o ilt from Mountain to Mo tainin France near Nemanfe ories, the firfy confiftet Arches; under which Co of foy ches pafs, the orheris ed upon twelve Arches {age for Horfemen ; the t afird hath thirey fix ""‘" I perpendicularto th o befifty perches ; t \"\} th " river, which pafleth unde Chinefes call it the flying Brid e I have here placed the igure building that fabrick 5 I h ve {ee ./"/ Chinefian perches,that is fou Saffro There is another Bridge n this Provinc river F, builson one ountajns their Voyage i Vg L cighty {tadia i City Hanchung unto the Me - tropolitan City Sigaaf , which before Was 20 windings, and now by the p gs an fiage through thefe e reaft, and to prevent alling, they have place wood and iron on both f rails o des 5 it iscalled Cient a0, t is, the Bridge of pro rails,and was ece@ed for to f s an orten the way from th by the Genera] of an Arm named Chanleang, in the mak ng whereof ap Army of m ny hundred thoufan Men were employed, whole M untains cut through at fuc a depth, that the fide perpendicularly equal with he top of the Mountains, f em to brave the Clouds and yet every way admittec the light that elapfeth from bove ; in fome places h built Bridges with Beams, and Sp tain to Mountain, an by Beams placed unde phel them: in Places where he Valljes are, wide Pil are applyed; the third pa ar t of the Voyage confiftet , of Bridges of (o grea heighe, that you [carcely dar look down ; the bredth o cciving four horfemc of rea ongitude twenty; thi place formerly was (hut up with na Mountain, but by the for e and violence o the floods, the Mountain bein eaten away and hollowed, thi Bridge was left In the Province Xenfi is a w y mad |