Xixi Guangji Bridge

Xixi Guangji Bridge

Situated in Xixi South Village, it is constructed from red sandstone and features a single arch spanning the Le’e Canal from east to west. The bridge deck is level with the surrounding street. Built on the third day before the Mid-Autumn Festival in the eighth year of the Hongzhi reign during the Ming Dynasty (1495), an inscribed plaque on the downstream side of the bridge arch is embedded with the text: “Wu Zirong, a devout man from Xinan in Lijiao Li, Zhonghu Township, Ren De She, and his wife Madam Wang donated funds to construct this stone bridge to facilitate passage, praying for abundant descendants, lasting happiness, and peace. Erected on the third day before the Mid-Autumn Festival in the eighth month of the year Yimao (1495), during the eighth year of the Hongzhi reign.” This bridge is relatively small in scale, with a length of only 4 meters, a width of 2.5 meters, and a height of approximately 2 meters.

Not far upstream from Guangji Bridge lies Le’e Bridge. This small bridge is about 2 meters long and 1 meter wide, built with blue stone blocks and featuring a single arch. It was constructed in the year Renchen (1592) during the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty. On the downstream side of the bridge arch, there is an inscribed blue stone plaque bearing the text: “Le’e Bridge,” “Year Renchen of Wanli,” among other characters.