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Historic Crossings in Deqin

Liutongjiang’s crossing history brings several ways of moving across a river into one setting. Routes, structures and their dates need to remain distinct.

A steep river gorge with Liutongjiang Village across the slope and a narrow crossing spanning the river in the foreground.
Liutongjiang village beside the Lancang in Deqin, with a small crossing visible below. The bridge itself is not named in the source.

Historic Crossings in Deqin

A steep river gorge with Liutongjiang Village across the slope and a narrow crossing spanning the river in the foreground.

Four Ways Across the Lancang at Liutongjiang

At a Deqin crossing on the old Yunnan–Tibet trade route, a bamboo cable, iron-chain bridge, suspension footbridge and modern road bridge mark changing ways of moving people and goods across the Lancang River.

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  1. Liutongjiang village beside the Lancang in Deqin, with a small crossing visible below. The bridge itself is not named in the source.Eric Feng · 2012-05-03 · CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.