Chinese bridges living architecture from chinas past ronald knapp photography by a chester ong tokyo rutland vt and singapore tuttle publishing 2008 272 pp 4995 isbn 978 0 8048 3884 9 volume 204. Bridges the least known and understood of chinas many wonders are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess chinese bridges brings together a thorough look at these marvels from one of the worlds leading experts on chinese culture and historical geography ronald g knapp. Budding bridge engineers should look to asia for inspiration for thousands of years china has built bridges for commerce convenience and sometimes to mark the material achievements of emperors . By tish wells mcclatchy washington bureau mct china bridges living architecture from chinas past by ronald g knapp tuttle publishing 2995 budding bridge engineers should look to asia for inspiration for thousands of years china has built bridges for commerce convenience and sometimes to mark the material achievements of emperors down through the ages