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Expressing space force system and inheriting humanism —The Space For Modern Bridge Aesthetics Development Pan Fang Abstract The harmony of mechanics and aesthetics is the logical basis for the existence and the development of bridge aesthetics. When force-bearing properties of space force system are woven into bridge design, the spirits of sculpture are instilled into bridge structures. And the intervention of the tradition of humanities converts bridges into spatial-temporal sequences that embody local conventional character and recur to bridges’ genius loci. The combination of both provides many alternatives of the development of modern bridge aesthetics. Keywords space force system the tradition of humanities bridge aesthetics “We think our civilization near its meridian, but we are yet only at the cock-crowing and the morning star.” ----Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1. Present status Nowadays, there are two mainstreams in bridges development. One is the trend of extra long-span bridges, and another is the urbanization of middle-span or small-span bridges. These two trends exactly correspond to two features of bridges. The first one is the cultural function of bridge serving as a symbol of critic or national character additional to its conventional function to support loads .The giant exposed elements of bridges inherently embody human’s strength, courage and will to conquer the river. And this is especially true in extra long-span bridges .Another obvious character of bridge is that it enables people to occupy the space owned by river. As a result ,on one hand, human attaches to the space where he originally belongs to, on the other hand he can move back and forth between banks. That makes him feel simultaneously interior and exterior, openness, freedom and protection. This experience of passengers comes through the stream of complex interplay of structure itself and its surroundings. Up to now, experience accumulated o