Precious Belt Bridge
Name of Building
Precious Belt Bridge
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Date the building was designed and/or first built
AD 816-Built
1873-Repaired
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Wang Zhongshu, -funded the construction
Culturally Specific Time Period
Tang Dynasty, China
Geo-Location
31.25920377150895, 120.64899126718718
Materials
Stone
Size and/or Scale of Building
1,040 ft ( 317 meters) x 13ft (4.1 meters)
Architectural Type
Public
Formal Style
Tang Dynasty stone bridge
Image source
Image 1: Preciousbeltbridge
Image 2: 2560px-Precious_Belt_Bridge_--_Suzhou,_China_--_Oct_2001
Image 3: Wuzhong,_Suzhou,_Jiangsu,_China_-_panoramio_(133)
Image 4: 宝带桥全景（2022年6月)
Image 5: 宝带桥介绍（历史沿革)
Image 6: 宝带桥南端（2022年6月）
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Creative Commons
Image 2: Creative Commons
Image 3: Creative Commons
Image 4: Creative Commons
Image 5: Creative Commons
Image 6: Creative Commons
Student First and Last Name
Sultana Rahim
Bibliographic references for the item
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_Belt_Bridge
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/precious-belt-bridge
http://english.suzhou.gov.cn/szsenglish/szgqyh/201611/88848e95a1334ee6b1e41d0f7a42529a.shtml
Files
Citation
Wang Zhongshu, -funded the construction, “Precious Belt Bridge,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://www.worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/137.
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