{{Short description|Natural arch in Guangxi, China}} {{Other uses|Fairy Bridge (disambiguation){{!}}Fairy Bridge}} {{Coord|24.687723|N|106.799984|E|display=title}}
'''Xianren Bridge''' ({{zh|s=仙人桥|t=仙人橋|p=Xiānrén Qiáo|l= Fairy Bridge}}) is a [[natural arch]] created by flowing water that has the world's longest recorded span.<ref name=NABS>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalarches.org/big9.htm|title=A tour of the Big 19: Photos and information on the world's giant natural arches|date=2015-10-01|access-date=2017-03-12|website=naturalarches.org|publisher=Natural Arch and Bridge Society|first=David|last=Brandt-Erichsen|first2=Jay|last2=Wilbur|archive-date=2016-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225013414/http://www.naturalarches.org/big9.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carved of [[limestone]] [[karst]], the formation bridges [[Buliu River]] in the northern [[Guangxi|Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region]], [[China]]. Because of its remote location, accessible only by a three-hour rafting trip, it was not discovered until 2009<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/china-xianren-bridge-the-worlds-longest-natural-arch-wasnt-discovered-until-2009 |title=China's Xianren Bridge, the World's Longest Natural Arch, Wasn't Discovered Until 2009 |first=Ken |last=Jennings |date=26 June 2017 |magazine=Condé Nast Traveler |access-date=10 June 2025}}</ref> and remains relatively obscure. An expedition in October 2010 by the ''Natural Arch and Bridge Society'' first measured the bridge's span and found it to be {{convert|121.9|±|4.6|m|abbr=on}} in length.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalarches.org/big-FairyBridge.htm|title=Fairy Bridge|access-date=2017-03-12|publisher=Natural Arch and Bridge Society|archive-date=2017-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420191440/http://naturalarches.org/big-FairyBridge.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Jett, Stephen C.[http://www.naturalarches.org/china/journal.html#fairybridge China Diary], The Natural Arch and Bridge Society</ref>
==See also== * [[List of longest natural arches]]
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==External links== * [https://vdse.bdstatic.com//670adfe72a4fd05a5a0ab07ad6cd2c33.mp4?authorization=bce-auth-v1%2F40f207e648424f47b2e3dfbb1014b1a5%2F2020-09-05T22%3A52%3A56Z%2F-1%2Fhost%2Fd19105800863dd47d2426c3952ed39ca47d0e1076f5b8f958795074dbf6d4f15 Drone footage]
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[[Category:Natural arches of China]] [[Category:Landforms of Guangxi]] [[Category:Rock formations of China]]