Guangji Bridge
The Guangji Bridge ( Chinese 廣 濟 橋 / 广 济 桥 , Pinyin Guǎngjì Qiáo , English Guangji Bridge ), which is also known under the name Xiangzi Bridge ( Chinese 湘 子 橋 / 湘 子 桥 , Pinyin Xiāngzǐ Qiáo , English Xiangzi Bridge ), is located in the east of Chaozhou City , in the east of southern China 's Guangdong Province .
The Guangji Bridge is one of the famous four ancient bridges in China (中国 四大 古桥; Pinyin: Zhōngguó sìdà gǔqiáo). It has been bridging the Han Jiang River with a length of 518 meters for over 800 years . It was the first opening bridge in the world in which part of the river crossing (the section allowing shipping traffic) was designed as a pontoon bridge . Its construction was completed in 1170 in the Southern Song Dynasty after a construction period of over 50 years.
The bridge has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (3-69) since 1988 , recent renovation work was completed in 2007.
According to an old saying, if you haven't seen the bridge, you haven't been to Chaozhou.
- “到 潮 不到 桥 ， 枉 向 潮州 走一遭.” (Pinyin: Dào Cháo bù dào qiáo, wǎng xiàng Cháozhōu zǒu yī zāo. )
Web links
- Guangji qiao - Chinese
- Ancient bridge goes through refit - English
Footnotes
- ↑ The other three are Zhaozhou Bridge , Luoyang Bridge, and Lugou Bridge .
- ↑ http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/China/Guangdong_Sheng/Chaozhou-1023573/Things_To_Do-Chaozhou-BR-1.html
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated November 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 23 ° 39 ′ 54.7 " N , 116 ° 39 ′ 5.4" E