Wu Family Bridge

Wu Family Bridge

Wu Family Bridge is a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou City.

Wu Family Bridge is a bridge located in Qiandeng Town, Kunshan City. It is 31.96 meters long, 4 meters wide, with a clear span of 9.3 meters and a rise of 5.8 meters. Originally named “Sanshan Bridge,” it was first built in the early Ming Dynasty. In the 38th year of the Wanli reign (1610), it was reconstructed from a wooden bridge into a stone one, and later renovated during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. The bridge runs east to west and spans over Shangshu River. The structure is made of granite. It is a single-arch bridge. The arch is built using the longitudinal jointed header masonry technique, and remains well-preserved. It was designated as one of the third batch of cultural relic protection units in Kunshan City in 2004.

Qiandeng Town: Qiandeng was formerly known as Qiandun. According to the “Songnan Zhi” written by Chen Yuanmo in the Qing Dynasty, located 36 li southeast of Kunshan County in Chuan Township, there is a waterway called Qiandunpu. This name came about because the Songjiang River, flowing eastward from Wumen, reached this point where there were nearly a thousand islets on both sides of the river, hence the name Qiandun (Thousand Islets). In the second year of the Xuantong reign (1910), it was renamed Qiantun, with two legends explaining the origin: one claims it was an elegant term used by literati, the other says it was due to the abundance of madder plants growing on the islets. In April 1966, upon approval by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Committee, it was renamed Qiandeng, the name it still carries today.

Qiandeng is located in the Yangtze River Delta and is under the jurisdiction of Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province. It covers an area of 84 square kilometers and has a population of 130,000, among which... More details about Qiandeng Town ++