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20-596: Construction of the original bridge began in November 1977. The bridge cost RMB 64.68 million and was opened to traffic on the 1st of July 1980. The bridge was the first road bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing. The bridge carried two lanes of traffic in each direction. In 2003 construction began on the second four lane bridge to the west of the existing bridge to meet growing traffic demands. The new bridge

40-677: Is named after the town. Jiankang Jiankang ( Chinese : 建康 ; pinyin : Jiànkāng ), or Jianye ( 建業 ; Jiànyè ), as it was originally called, was the capital city of the Eastern Wu (229–265 and 266–280 CE), the Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420 CE) and the Southern Dynasties (420–552), including the Chen dynasty (557–589 CE). Its walls are extant as ruins in the modern municipal region of Nanjing . Jiankang

60-521: The Hongwu Emperor , founded the Ming dynasty in 1368, he made Jiankang the capital of China, renaming it Nanjing , "Southern Capital". The Tang historian Xu Song (許嵩, Xǔ Sōng), in his work Jiankang Shilu (建康實錄, Jiànkāng Shílù), coined the term " Six Dynasties " for the various regimes that had centred their power on the site: In the 6th century, Jiankang may well have been the largest city in

80-762: The Sichuan railway. In Wuchang on October 10, 1911, a revolt broke out against the Qing Dynasty. This event, now called the Wuchang Uprising and celebrated as Double Ten Day , was the catalyst that started the Xinhai Revolution , which led to the development of the Republic of China . In 1912, the Wuchang prefecture was abolished and a new Wuchang county (just next to the Wuchang county in

100-459: The military bases established before the Battle of Red Cliffs ). Later in the year Cao Pi proclaimed himself the emperor of Cao Wei . Sun Quan declared independence in the following year, and started to build forts and palaces in Wuchang. Sun Quan proclaimed himself the emperor of Eastern Wu in 229, and moved the capital to Jianye . Sun Hao , the emperor of Eastern Wu between 264 and 280, moved

120-709: The Ezhou city) was created. In 1926 the Wuchang town was promoted to a city, and merged with Hankou and Hanyang to form a new city named Wuhan . After 1949, the more urban part of the Wuchang County was absorbed into the new Wuhan City and was administratively partitioned into Wuchang, Qingshan and Hongshan districts, while the remaining, mostly rural, southern part retained the name of Wuchang County. In 1995, Wuchang County became Jiangxia District of Wuhan. Wuchang District administers: The Wuchang fish ( Megalobrama amblycephala ; 武昌鱼 ; 武昌魚 ; Wǔchāng yú )

140-413: The capital back to Wuchang in 265. In 589, the Wuchang commandery was abolished and the Wuchang county was transferred to a new commandery named Ezhou (headquartered in present-day Wuchang District), and remained in the administration since then. The Wuchang commandery was set up when È was renamed to Wuchang, and included six counties. In 223 the commandery was renamed to Jiangxia , and the capital of

160-674: The capital of Hubei province. During the Taiping Rebellion , Wuchang and the surrounding area changed hands several times after the Taiping capture of the city in the Battle of Wuchang (1852). At the end of the Qing Empire, the Wuchang Prefecture ( 武昌 府 , then transcribed as 'Ou-tchang-fou') was the capital of the combined provinces of Hubei and Hunan , called the 'two Hu' or Huguang Viceroyalty . It

180-502: The capital of the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties, following the retreat from the north due to Xiongnu raids. It rivaled Luoyang in population and commercial activity, and at its height, in the sixth century, it was home to around one million people. In 549 CE, during the rebellion of Hou Jing , Jiankang was captured after a year-long siege that devastated the city: most of the population were killed or starved to death. During

200-550: The commandery moved to Xiakou (in present-day Wuchang town). The name of the town was switched back and forth between Wuchang and Jiangxia several times in the following centuries. The present-day version of Wuying Pagoda , the oldest standing architecture in Hubei Province, was built around the time of fall of the Southern Song Dynasty. After 1301, the Wuchang prefecture , headquartered in the town, became

220-409: The director-general of railways. Wuchang was not open to foreign trade and residence, but a considerable number of missionaries , both Roman Catholic and Protestant , lived within the walls. The native population was estimated at 800,000 around 1911, including cities on both banks. At that time, Wuchang was an important junction on the trunk railway from Beijing to Guangzhou; and was on the route of

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240-692: The east and south; on the opposite bank it borders Jiang'an , Jianghan and Hanyang . On 10 October 1911, the New Army stationed in the city started the Wuchang Uprising , a turning point of the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China . In 221, warlord Sun Quan moved the capital of Eastern Wu from Gong'an county, Jingzhou (northwest of present-day Gong'an county, Hubei) to È county (in present-day Ezhou City), and renamed È to Wuchang (literally prospering from military , regarding its logistics role of

260-555: The following month and became hot news in Southeast Asian countries. This article about a specific bridge or group of bridges in China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wuchang District Wuchang is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan , the capital of Hubei Province , China . It is the oldest of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan, and stood on

280-647: The largest box girder bridge in the world, displacing the previous record holder, the Stolma Bridge . When the bridge was opened southbound traffic was moved onto the new bridge and all four lanes of the original bridge were used for northbound traffic. The Suicide of Fat Cat occurred on April 11th, 2024, at 4:00 AM. A 21-year-old male gamer known as "Fat Cat" jumped off the Shibanpo Yangtze River Bridge after breaking up with his girlfriend. The incident gained widespread media attention

300-536: The modern Wuchang District, which has an area of 82.4 square kilometres (31.8 sq mi) and a population of 1,102,188. Other parts of what is colloquially known as Wuchang are within Hongshan District (south and south-east) and Qingshan District (north-east). Presently, on the right bank of the Yangtze, it borders the districts of Qingshan (for a very small section) to the northeast and Hongshan to

320-646: The national reunification under the Sui dynasty it was almost completely destroyed, and was renamed Jiangzhou ( 蔣州 ) and then Danyang Commandery ( 丹陽郡 ). Under the Tang dynasty , the city regained its prosperity and the name became Jinling ( 金陵 ). By the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period it was called Jiangning ( 江寧 ); in the Southern Song dynasty the name of Jiankang was revived. When Zhu Yuanzhang,

340-675: The right (southeastern) bank of the Yangtze River, opposite the mouth of the Han River . The two other cities, Hanyang and Hankou , were on the left (northwestern) bank, separated from each other by the Han River. The name "Wuchang" remains in common use for the part of urban Wuhan south of the Yangtze River. Administratively, however, it is split between several districts of the City of Wuhan. The historic center of Wuchang lies within

360-562: Was an important city of the Song dynasty . Its name was changed to Nanjing during the Ming dynasty . Before the Eastern Jin the city was known as Jianye, and it was the capital of the kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. It was renamed Jiankang during the Jin dynasty , in order to observe the naming taboo for Emperor Min of Jin . Renamed Jiankang in 313 CE, it served as

380-466: Was completed in 2006 at a cost of approximately US$ 40 million. The main span of the new bridge was manufactured in the Wuchang District of Wuhan . It was sealed and was towed over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) upstream to Chongqing. Placement of the piers due to the close proximity to the existing bridge necessitated a longer span; the bridge's main span of 330 metres (1,080 ft) makes it

400-425: Was the seat of the provincial government of Huguang, at the head of which was a viceroy of Huguang . Next to Nanjing and Guangzhou , it was one of the most important vice-royalties in the empire. It possessed an arsenal and a mint. The provincial government established ironworks for the manufacture of rails and other railway material. As the works did not pay under official management, they were transferred to

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