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During the Sui Dynasty, a terrible flood（洪水）happened on the Xiao River outside the city of Zhaozhou. The flood brought down a large stone bridge.
People had rebuilt the bridge several .
But it was still washed away over and over again. After the time that the bridge was destroyed, Li Chun was invited to solve the problem. " What's wrong with it? " Li Chun asked again and again. He worked day and night at the drawing of the bridge and found out the stone supports（支柱）couldn't stand the force of the flood.
One day, an idea came into his mind!He thought of building bow-shaped arches（拱）instead of stone supports. And there would be only one big arch, supported at each end by two small . floods came, the water would run through the four small arches, bringing little influence on the bridge. He was greatly excited by the idea, and danced right at his desk.
A new Zhaozhou Bridge was built. It was much and more beautiful than the old ones. The local people of Zhaozhou were very glad that the problem of the stone bridge was worked out. Now, this great stone bridge a history of over 1, 300 years has become a classical example of China's arched bridges. It shows the wisdom and creativity of the Chinese people.
