 Bridges over waterways had been known in China since the ancient Zhou dynasty . During the Song dynasty , large trestle bridges were constructed , such as that built by Zhang Zhongyan in 1158 . There were also large bridges made entirely of stone , like the Ba Zi Bridge of Shaoxing , built in 1256 and still standing today . Bridges with pavilions crowning their central spans were often featured in such paintings as the landscapes of Xia Gui ( 1195 – 1224 ) . Long , covered corridor bridges , like the 12th @-@ century Rainbow Bridge in Wuyuan , Jiangxi province , which has wide stone @-@ based piers and a wooden superstructure , were also built . 
 Bridges over waterways <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> been known in China since the ancient Zhou dynasty . During the Song dynasty , large trestle bridges <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> constructed , such as that built by Zhang Zhongyan in 1158 . <a href='dey_it' title='3'><mark>There</mark></a> <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> also large bridges made entirely of stone , like the Ba Zi Bridge of Shaoxing , built in 1256 and still standing today . Bridges with pavilions crowning their central spans <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> often featured in such paintings as the landscapes of Xia Gui ( 1195 – 1224 ) . Long , covered corridor bridges , like the 12th @-@ century Rainbow Bridge in Wuyuan , Jiangxi province , which <a href='got' title='6'><mark>has</mark></a> wide stone @-@ based piers and a wooden superstructure , <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> also built . 
Bridges ova waterways done been known in China since the ancient Zhou dynasty . During the Song dynasty , bigass trestle bridges was constructed , such as that built by Zhang Zhongyan in 1158 . It was also large bridges made entirely of stone , like the Ba Zi Bridge of Shaoxing , built in 1256 and still standin today . Bridges w pavilions crowning their central spans was often featured in such paintings as the landscapes of Xia Gui ( 1195 – 1224 ) . Long , covered corridor bridges , like the 12th @-@ century Rainbow Bridge in Wuyuan , Jiangxi province , which got wide stone @-@ based piers and a wooden superstructure , was also built .