Dexing Cane Net Bridge
德兴藤网桥
A net-tube suspension bridge woven from white rattan by the Monpa people, built without piers or a single iron nail, a living relic of Medog's transportation history.
The Dexing Cane Net Bridge lies in Dexing Township on the opposite bank from the county town. It is a traditional rattan net bridge of the Monpa and Lhoba peoples, made of woven white rattan strands hung between two banks in the form of a net tube. It has no piers and no iron nails, and in the past it was an important crossing for people of Medog to traverse rivers, bearing witness to the transportation history of the last county in China to be connected by road. Today a modern road bridge has been built, so the rattan net bridge is mainly preserved as a cultural heritage landscape, and whether visitors may walk on it depends on on-site management. You can also visit the Monpa village in Dexing and the tea gardens on the hillsides. It is about a 20 to 30 minute drive from the county town.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Medog Monba-Lhoba Heritage Museum
- Guoguotang Great Bend
- Medog Town
- Mirage Viewpoint (Medog)
- Rinchenpung Monastery
- Beibeng & Xirang Village
- Gelin Village Tea Garden
- Damu Lhoba Ethnic Township