Yuan Bridge

Yuan Bridge (a three-arch beam bridge) is located in Sanqiao Village, Wukang, accessible by heading toward Mount Mogan from Sanqiao Village on National Highway 104. Yuan Bridge was built in the second year of the Shaoshing era during the Southern Song Dynasty (1191). What a beautiful name for a bridge—Yuan Bridge (which means "to pursue the distant past" or "in memory of ancestors") ! There are many inscriptions on the bridge; some are faded and hard to discern, while others, though still clear, are half-buried in the earth. …