Site Background - There are 4 natural villages comprising of 170 housefolds near the bridge site. Villagers cross the bridge for farming everyday and students in the village have to cross the river to go to school.
The Need - Currently, a primitive stone bridge is temporarily built for river crossing. It is washed away by the rapid water flow constantly during rainy season. Therefore, villagers need to rebuild the bridge yearly. When the water floods, they can't cross the river.
Villagers Benefited - 1160 nos
Project Team - Teacher and student team from Tsinghua University (TU) and
Project Sponsor - Wharf China Limited
Bridge Name - Tsinghua-HKU Centenary Wu Zhi Qiao
Milestones:
Dec 10
Mar 11
May 11
Aug 11
Dec 2010
The project team conducted the 1st investigation trip in late Dec.
Please click here to see investigation report (Chinese version only).
2011年3月
The project team conducted the 2nd investigation trip in Mar. They also planned to have the bridge building trip in Aug.
Please click here to see investigation report (Chinese version only).
May 2011
In accordance with celebrating its centenary anniversary, Tsinghua University’s Wu Zhi Qiao project team conducted a Wu Zhi Qiao exhibition within the university. In the exhibition, the plank of the bridge and a bridge mock up were displayed.
Aug 2011
50 students from Tsinghua and HKU and professionals built 21 meters long footbridge successfully for the village from 8 Aug to 15 Aug. The bridge is named as "Tsinghua-HKU Centenary Wu Zhi Qiao”.
Click here to view relevant news report and here to listen radio clipping for the project.
