Chaoyin Bridge
Chaoyin Bridge 潮音桥 | |
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 Chaoyin Bridge in April 2014 | |
| Coordinates | 30°51′47″N 120°06′22″E / 30.863155°N 120.106011°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Tiao Stream |
| Locale | Chaoyang Subdistrict, Wuxing District of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Width | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Height | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1539 |
| Rebuilt | 1605 |
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The Chaoyin Bridge (simplified Chinese: 潮音桥; traditional Chinese: 潮音橋; pinyin: Cháoyīn Qiáo) is a historic stone arch bridge over the Tiao Stream in Chaoyang Subdistrict, Wuxing District of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. The bridge measures 50 metres (160 ft) long, 5 metres (16 ft) wide, and approximately 7 metres (23 ft) high.
Etymology
[edit]Chaoyin Bridge is named after "Chaoyin Ferry" (潮音渡).[1][2]
History
[edit]Chaoyin Bridge was originally built in 1539, during Jiajing Emperor's reign of the Ming dynasty (1644–1911). The present version was completed in 1605, during the ruling of Wanli Emperor.
On 7 October 2019, it was listed among the eighth batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang" by the State Council of China.[3]
Gallery
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Media related to Chaoyin Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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Tiao Stream
References
[edit]- ^ Luo Su (罗愫); Hang Shijun (杭世骏). 《光绪乌程县志·卷十一·津梁》 [Wucheng County Annals] (in Chinese).
潮音桥，舊爲渡，在慈感寺前，以近奉觀音大士，故名。两岸皆有渡亭，嘉靖十八年知府魏济建桥，万历三十年倾，知府陈幼学重建，改亭为阁。崇正三年东亭毁，知府金廷璧葺。本朝乾隆八年八月西亭毁，南仓三井二铺居民重建。……沈儆炌《潮音桥两亭记》："湖郡定安门纳南来诸水，灌注入城，深广病涉，故设渡以利往来，设东西亭以蔽待渡者风雨，西亭列石塔，输运快便，势如转输。嘉靖己亥郡侯魏公更渡为桥，万历乙巳圮，郡侯筠塘陈公鼎新此桥，而亭特加以层楼，峩峩对峙，几三十年。
- ^ Shen Xinyuan (沈鑫元). 《湖州桥文化：长虹卧波潮音桥》. zjww.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ 国务院关于核定并公布第八批全国重点文物保护单位的通知. gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.