The American film The Bridges of Madison County captured the imagination of many Chinese moviegoers with its bittersweet love story and scenes of rustic covered bridges. But the U.S. can't lay sole claim to such spectacular rural sights: China has its own county world-renowned for unforgettable bridges.

The wooden covered bridges in Taishun County, Zhejiang Province, are recognized around the globe for their artistic and structural value. A mountainous area full of rivers and valleys, Taishun over the years has earned the nickname "China's home of bridges". According to bridge experts, many bridges in Taishun resemble the rainbow-shaped bridge depicted in the Song Dynasty painting work "Pure Brightness Festival on the River". As the latter style has already gone extinct in central China, it is a real surprise to bridge experts to discover the similar bridges in Taishun, a remote small county in southeast China.

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