China, Cambodia's bridges show ancient techniques

PHNOM PENH — Nearly nine centuries ago, Chinese builders laid massive granite slabs across a tidal estuary in Fujian province as Khmer engineers were constructing stone-arched bridges along the road network of the Khmer Empire. Built in different environments and for different purposes, China's Anping Bridge and Cambodia's Spean Praptos, commonly known as Kampong Kdei Bridge, remain striking examples of advanced 12th-century engineering. A group of ASEAN journalists visited the Anping Brid