Jixian Bridge

Jixian Bridge

Jixian Bridge is a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou City.

Jixian Bridge

Located at the confluence of the Baimao Pond and Yantie Pond on East Street in Zhitang Town, spanning the Yantie Pond, it was named after the former Jixian Li area of Shuangfeng Township. During the Ming Dynasty's Jiajing era, a local resident named Shen Ding initially built a wooden bridge, which was later replaced with a stone bridge by another local, Hou Fenghong. In the 59th year of the Qing Emperor Kangxi’s reign (1720), the bridge deck collapsed and was jointly repaired by Cao Songxi, Zhou Gongxi, and others. The inscription at the bottom of the arch records this event. The current bridge is a single-arch structure, oriented east-west, with bluestone abutments, granite paving, and a ring arch constructed using the continuous vertical joint method. It has a height of 3.4 meters, a central width of 2.4 meters, a central length of 2.6 meters, and an overall length of about 13 meters. The arch keystone bears the inscription "Jixian Bridge." Originally, there were couplets on the side pillars, but they have been eroded and are no longer legible. It was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Changshu City in June 2007.

Zhitang Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Changshu City. It was called Zhitang Town in 1949, reorganized as a township in 1957, changed to a people's commune in 1958, reverted to a township in 1983, and became a town again in 1986. It is located in the southeastern part of the city, 24 kilometers from the urban center. Covering an area of 47 square kilometers with a population of 31,000, National Highway 204 passes through the town, and the Baimao Pond and Yantie Pond converge north of the town. The town administers 20 village committees: Yangqiao, Mengjing, Mafang, Xinmiao, Heshe, Sanlian, Yaozhen, Shuangqiao, Fengtang, Huangjing, Meiyuan, Bachi, Duchenqiao, Changqiao, Paolou, Ximen, Qipan, Qiandao, Zhidong, and Fisheries, as well as the East Street, South Street, North Street... More detailed information about Zhitang Town++