Guanghui Bridge

One of the three ancient stone bridges in Nanxun, across the Nanshi river. It is said that after the uprising of Zhang Shicheng at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Guanghui palace was occupied as the palace, so Guanghui bridge is also called Zhangwang temple bridge.

Guanghui bridge is a single span stone arch bridge, which can't be traced back to its original construction time.

The bridge is 18 meters long, 3.32 meters wide and 13 meters high, with 24 steps up and down.

There is a pair of stone lions in front of the bridge. They are three-dimensional in appearance and exquisitely carved in details. They were originally objects of silk guild hall.

Guanghui Bridge

Guanghui bridge, formerly known as Hongji bridge and Chilan bridge, is commonly known as Xiqiao. It crosses Xijian River from west to east at the junction of Sipailou street and Gulou Street in Chuzhou. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Anhui Province.

Historical evolution

Guanghui bridge was first built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is recorded that it was built in 650-655 (Yonghui period of Tang Dynasty). I've been around for a long time. In 1521 (the 16th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty), the peasants in Jiangxi uprising. The officers and soldiers went to the Guanghui bridge and passed through it. The prefecture guards saw that the situation was urgent and used the wooden bridge for the officers and soldiers to pass through. After 30 years, the decay of wood became more and more serious. In 1550 (the 29th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty), Xiong Qi, a native of Yuzhang, came to take charge of the state affairs, and Hu song, a Jinshi, and Zhu Xun, a rural resident, conspired with him to build the stone bridge. Xiong Qi, the governor of Yuzhang, moved to wailang, a member of the criminal department, and Zhang Zitao, a native of Yinxian, came to take charge of the state affairs and continued to build the stone bridge. Hu song once wrote the story of the new Guanghui bridge, which was laid on the stele. The monument fell into the water.

Architectural pattern

Guanghui bridge is a three hole stone bridge, with a span of 8 meters for the middle hole and 6.3 meters for the two side holes; it has a big stone base, and each hole is arched by arc-shaped big stones. The bridge is 33 meters long, 9.8 meters wide at both ends and 3 meters wide at the top. Each hole has a vivid animal head relief on both sides of the top of the arch. Guanghui bridge is well preserved, which is basically the style of Ming Dynasty.

Address: Nanxun Town, Nanxun District, Huzhou City

Longitude: 120.43090922352

Latitude: 30.874659321631

Official website: http://www.hznxgz.com/

Tour time: 30 minutes

Traffic information: located in Nanxun ancient town, the traffic is as follows

1. It's within walking distance of the ancient town.

2. Taxis: there are not many taxis in Nanxun town. The starting price is 5 yuan / 2km, and 2 yuan / km after exceeding.

3. Tricycle: the local tricycle is one of the main means of transportation in Nanxun Town, which is convenient to travel. Tricycle charges about 3 yuan / km. Taian road bus station to the ancient town is usually 8 yuan, long-distance station 10-15 yuan.

Ticket information: the ticket of Nanxun ancient town has been included. The ticket of Nanxun ancient town is 100 yuan.

Chinese PinYin : Guang Hui Qiao