Award: Documentary Award

Float bridge, also called Boat bridge is the main part in the history of Chinese bridges. It is made up of boats or ships floating on the river road joined with cords, and then is located with anchors in the water or on the bank, and laid with wooden boards on the boats for people and horses to walk on. In the eighth century, float bridges were widely used. Later, such bridges were set up on not only small rivers but also large rivers like Yellow River.

Zhang River and Gong River meet at three rivers and six banks in Ganzhou (ancient name: Qiancheng) of Jiangxi to be the headwater of Gan River of about five hundred kilometers. Once there were three float bridges, only one of which, Dong River Float Bridge 500 hundred meters long, still exists today. This float bridge dates back to the year of Qiandao, South Song Dynasty (1165-1173), using totally 100 boats joined with the thin bamboo strips and cords. Although Dong River Float Bridge has lost its function of transportation, it still is an important cultural relic with appreciation value as well as a leisure location for citizens.