Guangji Bridge

Guangji Bridge, commonly known as Changqiao, is located in the northwest of Tangqi Town and spans the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in a north-south direction. Climbing up from under the bridge feels like climbing a mountain. Walking to the top of the bridge, you can see the whole picture of the ancient town. Guangji Bridge, the time of its construction has not been verified, it is said that the bridge was built between Tang Baoli and Linde years. In the second year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, a monk surnamed Chen went all the way to Beijing to raise funds for the construction of the bridge. Therefore, Qing Guangxu's "Tangqi Chronicles" volume three "Bridges" contains: "Tongji Long Bridge is in Tangqi Town, and it was built in the second year of Hongzhi." It was completed in the eleventh year of Hongzhi. For more than 500 years, the bridge has been rebuilt and repaired continuously. Today, the bridge is 78.7 meters long, 5.2 meters wide, 7.75 meters high, and has a clear span of 15.6 meters. There are seven holes, and the arch coupons are connected in parallel and sectioned, and there are 80 stone steps on each of the two slopes of the bridge. The stone balustrade is plain, and the two ends of the balustrade are cirrus-patterned drum stones. There are a total of 64 pillars, and the four corner pillars are engraved with lotus. After more than 500 years, Guangji Bridge is still standing on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, becoming a true witness to the vicissitudes of history. Together with the prosperity and prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River, it has been written into the 500-year history of the prosperity of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal with the sound of oars and boatmen's horns. middle.