ZhaozhouBridgeisastonearchbridgethatwasbuiltinmorethanonethousandyearsago.ItistheoldestbridgethatisstillusedtodayinChina.Itisawonderfulartifact.

　　Thegrandbridgeis50meterslongand10meterswide.Modernscientistsprovedthatthebridgewasdesignedandconstructedperfectly,andthedesignofthebuildingcanfitphysicallawswell.Therefore,thebridgeisveryfirmandcanexisttheresinceonethousandyearsago.

　　Thebridgeisnotonlyfirm,butalsoverybeautiful.Thearchofthebridgeissimilartoabowinsteadofacirclesothattheroadofbridgeismuchflatterthantheotherarchbridges.Therearemanysculpturesonthetwosidesofthebridge,theymakethebridgebeagreatartifact.AnancientpoetsaidthattheZhaozhouBridgeislikearainboworthewaningmoon.

　　Ithinkthebridgehasmanyinterpretations.OneofthemisthatancientChinawasverygoodatconstructionandscience.Cuttingthebuildingstonesintoblocks,makingsculptureonitandJackinguptheblocksarealldifficultworkswithoutmoderntoolsandmethods.TheZhaozhouBridgeprovedthattheancientChinesecoulddoallthesethingsbythemselves.

　　TheotherinterpretationisthattheancientChinesewereinterestedinart.Withouttheartisticqualityofthebridge,itwouldbeonlyabridgeeventhoughitwasbuiltlongago.However,thebuildersofthebridgedidn’tknowthatpeoplewouldtreatitasanartifact,buttheybelievedthateverythingintheworldshouldbeharmoniousandbeautiful,evenabridgecanbeascenery.Manyotherancienttemples,palacesandgardensofChinacanalsoprovethisbeliefbecausetheyarebeautifulaswellastheyareuseful.