The Chinese Emperor Yongle designed Porcelain Tower of Nanjing. In China it’s called Bao’ensi, which mean “ Temple of Gratitude”. It’s situated on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Nanjing, China.
European visitors include this tower among the wonders of the world due to its unique structure. They have given it name as The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing.
This exceptional structure was almost destroyed in 19th century warfare and became part of history in other words forgotten part of history. The people who seen it on firsthand they claims it one of the most exalted structure of a Buddhist pagoda.
A French mathematician who visited China in early 19th century describes it as the best-contrived and noblest structure of the entire East.
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There are a variety of reasons due to which a bridge can be considered to be dangerous; these may be that it’s very old, narrow, too high up above the land, over a quick river or if the wooden “floor” goes missing.
The thing that makes them dangerous is the fact that in spite of the condition of the bridge, they must have to be used; as many a time, probably these pathways are the main or even the only way for the local people of a small village to have an access to the bigger city. Among all the bridges, the the hanging bridges are the most popular bridges among tourists. Let us take a look at some of them.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a bridge that is suspended by ropes. It is located near Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Through this bridge the mainland is linked to the tiny Carrick Island. The National trust own as well as maintain this site, this bridge spans twenty metres and it is thirty metres above the rocks below. Nowadays the bridge is mainly a tourist attraction. In 2007 227,000 visitors visit this site. Now, in late October or early November this bridge is taken down every year, it depends on weather conditions, and it again put up in March.
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