The covered bridges, bearing the codes of Chinese civilization, have had their construction skills listed as intangible cultural heritage!

Covered bridges, also known as bridges with eaves, serve as landscape landmarks and are places for trade gatherings and festival celebrations. They embody the aesthetic imagery of Chinese culture and represent the highest level of ancient wooden arch bridge construction techniques in China and the world. Among the national key cultural relics protection units, there are a total of 138 covered bridges, most of which are hidden in the mountainous areas of southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian. Taishun's wooden arches form rainbows over streams, earning it the reputation of the 'Hometown of Chinese Covered Bridges'. The most astonishing are the 'woven wooden arch bridges' that span between high mountains and valleys without using a single nail or rivet, connected only by mortise and tenon joints. Where there is a bridge, there is a deity; where there is a deity, there is a temple. In many remote mountainous areas, shrines are enshrined within the covered bridges, pavilions are erected, and they are often combined with stages, forming places for the gathering and entertainment of gods and people. Sometimes, multiple groups of shrines and temples accompany the bridgeheads and tails, forming complex ritual sites. The covered bridge is a sacred and leisurely public space, as well as the activity center of the town. When the covered bridge acquires the sacredness of space, it becomes the ceremonial site for festivals, weddings, and funerals, and serves as the boundary and geomantic node of the village. Heidegger said: The bridge gathers heaven, earth, gods, and humans to itself in its own way. The covered bridge is a combination of rural social order and folk construction skills, and it has also become a special aspect to examine traditional Chinese construction and rural society.