A staff member of cultural relics preservation and a volunteer patrol on the Xianju Bridge in Taishun County of Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 12, 2024. In Taishun County, roofed arch bridges have long served as important pathways facilitating transportation and benefiting locals in areas abound in rivers and mountains. Currently, Taishun is home to over 30 ancient roofed arch bridges including traditional wooden arch bridges.

On Dec. 5, UNESCO added traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)