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Guangji Bridge 广济桥Guǎngjì Qiáo
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Chaozhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Chaozhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Guangji Bridge
Also called Xiangzi Bridge, this crossing of the Han River below Chaozhou's east gate was begun in the 1170s as a pontoon bridge and built up over centuries into stone-pier spans from each bank joined by a central section of moored boats that could be opened to let ships through. Restored in 2003–07 to its Ming appearance, with its pontoon boats and the pavilions and tower houses on its piers rebuilt, it is now a pedestrian bridge and is traditionally counted among China's four great ancient bridges.
How to get to Guangji Bridge
At Guangji Gate on the east side of Chaozhou's old town, a few minutes' walk from Kaiyuan Temple; the Han Wengong Temple stands on the far bank.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Han Wengong Temple 韩文公祠 (under 10 km), Kaiyuan Temple, Chaozhou 开元寺 (under 10 km), Jilüe Huang Ancestral Hall 己略黄公祠 (under 10 km), Historic Residences of Chaozhou Old Town 潮州老城古民居建筑群 (under 10 km), Xu Fuma Mansion 许驸马府 (under 10 km), Danfu Yuan 淡浮院 (under 10 km).
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