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Zig-zag Bridge
	A Zig-zag bridge; at the National Palace Museum in Taipei
Ancestor	Beam bridge
Related	None
Descendant	None
Carries	Pedestrians
Span range	Short
Material	Post and plank
Movable	No
Design effort	Low
Falsework required	No

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A zig-zag bridge is a pedestrian bridge composed of short segments, each set at an angle relative to its neighbors and usually with an alternating right and left turn required when traveling across the bridge. It is used in standard crossings for structural stability; and in traditional and contemporary Asian and Western landscape design across water gardens.

When constructed of wood, each segment is formed from planks and is supported by posts. When constructed of stone, the bridge will use short or long rectilinear slabs set upon stone footings.

Garden and ceremonial bridge

A zig-zag bridge is often seen in the Chinese garden,^[1] Japanese garden,^[2] and Zen rock garden. It may be made of stone slabs or planks as part of a pond design and is frequently seen in rustic gardens. It is also used in high art modern fountain gardens, often in public urban park and botanic garden landscapes.

The objective in employing such a bridge, constructed according to Zen philosophy and teachings, is to focus the walker's attention to the mindfulness of the current place and time moment – "being here, now". As it often has no railings, it is quite possible for an inattentive walker to simply fall off an end into the water.

The zig-zag of paths and bridges also follows a principle of Chinese Feng Shui.

Standard bridge

The post and plank version has an advantage when employed as a crossing of a muddy bottom or marsh: It is structurally stable, where a straight bridge might tend to tip due to the posts moving in the soft mud. Each segment of walkway mutually supports the next from twisting and tipping by being securely fastened to it. This is the same advantage possessed by a zig-zag split rail fence.

References

^ "The Zigzag Bridge". cultural-china.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^ "The Zig-Zag Bridge Myth". rothteien.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

External links

Media related to Zig-zag bridges at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "The Zigzag Bridge". cultural-china.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[2] "The Zig-Zag Bridge Myth". rothteien.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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 ==Garden and ceremonial bridge==
+{{main|Nine-turn bridge}}
-A '''zig-zag bridge''' is  often seen in the [[Chinese garden]], [[Japanese garden]], and [[Zen rock garden]]. It may be made of stone slabs or planks as part of a pond design and is frequently seen in rustic [[garden]]s.  It is also used in ''[[high art]]'' modern [[fountain]] gardens, often in public [[urban park]] and [[botanic garden]] [[landscape]]s.
+A zig-zag bridge is  often seen in the [[Chinese garden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/Arts1406bye2168.html|title=The Zigzag Bridge|work=cultural-china.com|access-date=10 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211912/http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/Arts1406bye2168.html|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> [[Japanese garden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rothteien.com/archives/myths/zigzag.htm|title=The Zig-Zag Bridge Myth|work=rothteien.com|access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref> and [[Zen rock garden]]. It may be made of stone slabs or planks as part of a pond design and is frequently seen in rustic [[garden]]s.  It is also used in [[high art]] modern [[fountain]] gardens, often in public [[urban park]] and [[botanic garden]] [[landscape]]s.
-The objective in employing such a bridge, constructed according to [[Zen]] philosophy and teachings, is to focus the walker's attention to the [[mindfulness]] of the current place and time moment - ''"being here, now"''. As it often has no railings, it is quite possible for an inattentive walker to simply fall off an end into the water.
+The objective in employing such a bridge, constructed according to [[Zen]] philosophy and teachings, is to focus the walker's attention to the [[Mindfulness (Buddhism)|mindfulness]] of the current place and time moment – "being here, now". As it often has no railings, it is quite possible for an inattentive walker to simply fall off an end into the water.
+The zig-zag of paths and bridges also follows a principle of Chinese [[Feng Shui]].
+[[File:Zig zag best march.jpg|thumb|right|A zig-zag bridge across a [[marsh]] at [[Boxerwood Gardens]] in the [[Shenandoah Valley]]]]
+[[File:Jardín Botánico de Quito, cool stone bridge. (picture) 5of6.jpg|thumb|right|A zig-zag bridge across a small [[pond]] in [[Quito]] at the Jardín Botánico Garden]]
-The zig-zag of paths and bridges also follows a principle of Chinese [[Feng Shui]]. Negative energy and bad spirits are believed to have problems navigating corners, while people and good energy have no such problem.
-[[file:Zig zag best march.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A zig-zag bridge across a [[marsh]],<br>at [[Boxerwood Gardens]] in the [[Shenandoah Valley]].]]
 ==Standard bridge==
 The post and plank version has an advantage when employed as a crossing of a muddy bottom or [[marsh]]: It is structurally stable, where a straight bridge might tend to tip due to the posts moving in the soft mud. Each segment of walkway mutually supports the next from twisting and tipping by being securely fastened to it. This is the same advantage possessed by a zig-zag split rail [[fence]].
 ==See also==
-*[[Step-stone bridge]]
-*[[Moon bridge]]
 *[[Footbridge]]
+*[[Moon bridge]]
+*[[S bridge]]
+*[[Step-stone bridge]]
+==References==
-*[[Chinese garden]]
+{{Reflist}}
-*[[Japanese garden]]
 ==External links==
+*{{Commonscatinline}}
-{{Commonscat|Zig-zag bridges}}
-*[http://www.myjapanesegarden.com/zigzag_bridge.htm myjapanesegarden: Building a zig-zag garden pond bridge]
-*[http://www.boxerwood.com Boxerwood Park website]
+{{Garden features}}
-[[Category:Bridges]]
-[[Category:Pedestrian bridges| ]]
+[[Category:Footbridges]]
+[[Category:Stone bridges]]
 [[Category:Garden features]]
-[[Category:Building stone]]
+[[Category:Stonemasonry]]
 [[Category:Chinese gardening styles]]
-[[Category:Japanese gardens]]
+[[Category:Japanese style of gardening]]
+[[Category:Bridges]]
-[[pt:Ponte em zig-zag]]