Zhuangqian Bridge

Zhuangqian Bridge

Zhuangqian Bridge is a cultural heritage protection site of Yixing City.

Zhuangqian Bridge is located beside Dasheng Huasheng Pesticide Co., Ltd. in Xinzhuang Subdistrict (Bus Route 14, Huashengchang Station). In May 2009, the Yixing Municipal People’s Government designated it as a municipal-level cultural heritage protection site.

Zhuangqian Bridge was built during the Qing Dynasty. It is a single-span stone beam bridge oriented from northeast to southwest, constructed with a mix of granite and bluestone. The bridge deck is 4.60 meters long and 1.80 meters wide. The southwest slope is 4.25 meters long, with the upper abutment 2.45 meters wide and the lower abutment 2.75 meters wide, and a slope of 16°. The pillow stones are 2.90 meters long, 0.50 meters wide, and 0.25 meters thick, spaced 3.60 meters apart. The clear span is 3.50 meters, and the height from the bottom of the bridge to the water surface is 3 meters. There is a cement block on each side of the bridge deck, each 0.50 meters wide. The bridge inscription reads: "Zhuangqian Bridge newly built in the year of Renyin." The current bridge has a cement overlay on the deck, with three sand strips across it, and the structure is generally well-preserved.

Xinzhuang Subdistrict: Located in the eastern part of Yixing City, Xinzhuang Subdistrict covers an area of 44 square kilometers and has a population of 38,000. The seat of the town government is at Zhenze Road, Xinzhuang, situated 11 kilometers east of the municipal government headquarters. It borders Taihu Lake to the east, Dingshu Town to the south, Yicheng Subdistrict to the west, and Zhoutie Town to the north. The subdistrict administers 11 villages—Jiaodu, Hexin, Hongxiang, Xinzhuang, Suyang, Dong?zhai, Shuimu, Qianzhuang, Mazi, Fuzu, and Erxiang—as well as two community neighborhood committees: Zhenze and Nanyang.

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