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The Ponte dei Salti in the Verzasca Valley in Ticino dates back to Roman times. It was once a popular crossing for shepherds who moved their flocks to the higher Alps. Today it attracts tourists who jump from it into the crystal-clear water that flows from the mountains into Lake Maggiore. Even the Romans built the pillars of their bridges out of stone and the superstructure out of wood. In Chengyang, in the province of Guangxi, there is China's most famous wind and rain bridge, built in 1916. The structure made of wood and stone provides access to eight villages with other bridges that represent the architecture of the Dong ethnic minority, as well as their special embroidery, painting, dance and song. Architect Yang Yuji is maintaining his grandfather's legacy and is building a drum tower, a kind of community center, in the neighboring village. His father Yang Shanren taught him the craft and built the longest and most modern bridge of this type in the county town of Sanjiang. The Yongji Bridge is embedded in tea plantations, where Yang Lancui picks leaves every day to earn a living, like many Dongs. The film also visits a school in Chengyang and observes a painter and the singer Qin Wenxia preparing for a village festival. The Ponte dei Salti in the Verzasca Valley in Ticino also dates back to Roman times. To this day it is used by shepherds who move their herds to the higher Alps, such as Dafne Gianettoni, who drives her dairy cattle to the pastures to produce her cheese. Alessandro Buzzini runs a quarry up in the valley. The Ponte dei Salti was also built with granite from there. To ensure that the bridge does not collapse, divers from the Sub Verzasca club regularly examine the foundations underwater. And they look for hidden rocks so that tourists don't get hurt when they jump from the bridge into the crystal-clear water that flows from the mountains into Lake Maggiore. Documentary series by F. Schlumbom, G. Greggo and St. Etter (D 2019, 53 min) Link to the media library: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/078686-... Video available until 19/12/2024 Subscribe to our YouTube culture channel: / @artekulturkanal Subscribe to our main YouTube channel (documentaries and reports): / artede Follow us on social networks: Facebook: / artede Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arte.tv/?hl=de
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