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Anji Bridge (Zhaozhou Bridge) 赵州桥Zhàozhōu Qiáo
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Shijiazhuang, Hebei
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shijiazhuang
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Anji Bridge (Zhaozhou Bridge)
A single-span stone arch bridge over the Xiao River at Zhao County, usually dated to about 605 in the Sui dynasty and credited to the craftsman Li Chun. Its shallow arch has two small arches set into each shoulder, and it is generally described as the world's oldest stone bridge of this open-spandrel type; the parapets are carved with dragons and animal masks. The bridge was heavily rebuilt in 1952–56, which changed its appearance, and it now stands in a park that includes an exhibition on ancient bridges.
How to get to Anji Bridge (Zhaozhou Bridge)
About 3 km south of Zhao County town and about 42 km south-south-east of central Shijiazhuang, reached by road from Shijiazhuang.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Zhaozhou Dharani Pillar 赵州陀罗尼经幢 (under 10 km), Daguan Stele (Emperor Huizong's School Rules) 大观圣作之碑 (under 10 km), Pagoda of Bailin Temple 柏林寺塔 (under 10 km), Yongtong Bridge 永通桥 (under 10 km).
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