It gives me pleasure to join all of you for appreciating bridges in traditional Chinese classical paintings, which will offer us a glance into the extensive and profound Chinese culture. China has a long history and developed culture. Over thousands of years, bridge construction has not only produced a large number of bridges, but also made extraordinary technical achievements. In the vast territory of China, the natural and social conditions vary from area to area, hence bridges of different forms and different structures came into being. For example, there are thin-pier continuous thin-arch bridge in East China, stone-pier and stone-beam long bridge in South China, rope bridge in Southwest China, open-shouldered stone-arch bridge in North China, wooden-beam bridge in Northwest China, and floating bridge over the Yellow River in Central China. Let us start with a brief review of the emergence and development of bridges. The heyday of Chinese bridges was Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. The Zhaozhou Bridge in Sui Dynasty, remarkably original and forceful, shocked the world with its unique open-shouldered arch structure.