"This dates from the 13th century, when the Mongols ruled China, " Chang said as he stopped to admire a stone bridge with no railings.

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Take a right at the stone bridge that arches over a carp-filled pond.

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Gentle green hills line the meandering stream, and below them lies a pretty little town with an old stone bridge.

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Mr Berlusconi's spokesman explained that he could not after all be there as he had to lay the first stone for a high-speed train-bridge and then meet the Bulgarian foreign minister.

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Situated in the Nervia Valley, Dolceacqua is dominated by the striking 12th-century Doria Castle and stone bridge that was immortalised in a series of paintings by Claude Monet including one titled The Castle At Dolceacqua, completed in 1884.

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In Pisek, south Bohemia, the railing, cobbles and a statue from the Czech Republic's oldest surviving stone bridge -- constructed in the 13th century -- were swept away by floodwaters.

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About 100 trips will be made by a barge transporting soil and crushed stone five miles (8km) from Sharpness Docks to Cambridge Bridge.

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