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Welcome to the companion Web site to the NOVA program "China Bridge," originally
broadcast on February 29, 2000. The film, which is a part of the NOVA series
Secrets of Lost Empires, documents a 1999 effort by a NOVA-assembled crew of
scholars and timber framers to design and build a Chinese bridge known only from
an ancient painting. Here's what you'll find online:
 * NOVA Builds a Rainbow Bridge
   Get a glimpse of the alternately frustrating and thrilling efforts of NOVA's
   team as it builds an ancient style of wood-and-bamboo bridge over a river
   near Suzhou, China.
   
   
 * Bridge the Gap (Hot Science)
   To successfully span various spans, you must choose the right bridge style.
   Your choices include beam, suspension, arch, and cable-stayed bridges. Good
   luck!
   
   
 * Nature's Miracle Material
   "It sounds like a joke, but the list of things bamboo is not used for is
   shorter than the list of things it is used for," says Dr. Jules Janssen, a
   Dutch civil engineer in this feature on this most versatile grass.
   
   
 * China's Age of Invention
   Printing, paper money, porcelain, tea, restaurants, gunpowder, the compass -
   the number of things Chinese of the Song Dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) gave to the
   world is mind-boggling in its diversity.

Plus Resources and a Teacher's Guide.

NOVA Builds a Rainbow Bridge | Bridge the Gap | Nature's Miracle Material
China's Age of Invention | Resources | Transcript

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