Investgation And Protection Strategy Research Of Historic Bridge In Yingde Of Guangdong Province

Historic bridge is an important part of cultural heritages in our country, which is the combination influenced by polity, economy, military, productivity, technology, local culture, architectural material and other elements. It is the bridge over the road, carrying the history information, art features and science technology, which is the non-renewable architecture.The paper shows the basic status of the historic bridges in Yingde according to field survey, interview, questionnaire, platting and other ways of colleting information. It also generalizes about the historic bridges culture and damage with analysis in consideration of local culture, finance and other aspects, putting forward the possible solution, suitable protection and betterment pattern for local situation.The historic bridges in Yingde are damaged in different extent because of the long history, natural environment, anthropogenic factor and other elements. With the development of civilization in Guangdong, historic bridge in Yingde faces the new challenge as the result of the construction of new village. To deal with the present problems of historic bridge in Yingde, the investigation and protection strategy research is the pressing duty cried out to be done.As the branch of Lingnan architecture, historic bridges in Yingde show the unique architecture and local features because of its geography and culture. There are several problems of protection of historic bridge in Yingde:inadequacy of universal education of historic bridge in Yingde, inadequacy guidance of specialized staff and relevant department, neglect of relevant department due to the simple structure of the bridges, unreasonable use, decay as the long history, inadequacy of maintenance and finance, deficiency of protection pattern. According to the research and the writer finds out that more than 97% local people believe the historic bridge, as the culture symbol, should be protected for its historic and unduplicable value. They are willing to join in the protection of historic architecture, and look for the guidance of protection from the government.