Huilan Wind and Rain Bridge, Youmu Township, Fuchuan, Guangxi.

Huilan Wind and Rain Bridge is named after a line from Han Yu's "Jinxue Jie": "Gather all rivers and flow east, turn back the surging waves." It was first built in the 30th year of the Wanli period of the Ming dynasty (1602), rebuilt in the 14th year of the Chongzhen period of the Ming dynasty (1641), stone railings were built in the 2nd year of the Longwu period of the Southern Ming dynasty (1646), rebuilt again in the Gengzi year of the Daoguang period of the Qing dynasty (1840), and repaired by the government from 1986 to 1987. Huilan Wind and Rain Bridge consists of three stone arches, a bridge pavilion, and a pavilion, with a total length of 37.5 meters, a width of 4.6 meters, a height of 4 meters, a span of 6.22 meters for each arch, and a height of 3.5 meters. The bridge deck is paved with bluestone slabs, and a pavilion is built on the bridge, which is made of 36 round wooden columns and a beam structure, providing a place for pedestrians to rest and shelter from the wind and rain. It was built more than 300 years earlier than the world-famous Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge in Sanjiang. According to the national publication "Ancient Architecture and Garden Technology," Huilan Wind and Rain Bridge is a combination of four architectural styles: northern stone arch bridges, southern pavilions, ancient pavilions, and local corridor bridges. It is a unique and ethnically characteristic ancient bridge in China's ancient architecture and gardens. Huilan Bridge is a three-hole stone arch bridge, made of stone, arch holes, brick walls, and wooden structures, combining stone arch bridges, bridge pavilions, and pavilions. The brick walls of the bridge pavilion are decorated with many murals of people, flowers, and birds, with high eaves at the four corners of the roof, and exquisite mud sculptures on the ridge. It retains its original appearance and has high cultural relic value. In addition, there are 12 stone steles related to the bridge's construction on the bridge, including "Rebuilding Huilan Stone Pavilion Bridge" written by He Tingshu, a censor of Shaanxi Province in the Ming dynasty, providing important information for studying the history of wind and rain bridges in Yao areas. National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.