Nantang Bridge

Nantang Bridge

Nantang bridge used to be one of the important bridges connecting Qingpu County in the West and Shanghai in the East.

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brief introduction

Nantang bridge, a cultural relic protection unit in Qingpu District, is located in Chonggu Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai. It was built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 1698. The bridge is a three hole stone arch bridge, 22.2 meters long and 2.8 meters wide, with a medium span of 6.8 meters and an arch height of 4 meters. Both sides of the arch span 4 meters, 1.8 meters high.

Human history

There is no specific research on the date of the first construction of Nantang bridge. The original county and township annals all recorded that the bridge was "first built in the Ming Dynasty according to legend", but there is no material evidence, only the words "rebuilt in 1833" on the bridge. In 2004, Chonggu town was established as a city level health town. The relevant government departments sorted out the illegal construction on the side of the bridge, and found the character "built in the second year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty" (1629 AD) on the bridge for the first time.

When the bridge was rebuilt, Xiatang of Hedong street in Chonggu town had not been completed yet, so the slope of Dongtu bridge of the bridge extended to qiaolongtangkou of Shangtang of Hedong street. After the reconstruction of Nantang bridge, Chonggu town became more prosperous. Merchants and squires vied to occupy the position by the bridge, built stone revetments, built houses and opened shops. In the early years of Guangxu, East Street formed a two-sided street with shops in Shangtang and Xiatang.

geographical position

Address: Chonggu Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai

Tourism information: Shanghai hubeiqing special line arrives at Chonggu Town Station

Address: xizha scenic area, Wuzhen Town, Tongxiang City, Jiaxing City

Longitude: 120.482894897

Latitude: 30.748444026713

Ticket information: no ticket required. It is included in the ticket of xizha scenic spot, which is 120 yuan for xizha scenic spot and 150 yuan for dongxizha joint ticket.

Chinese PinYin : Nan Tang Qiao