Sansheng Wansui Village

Sansheng Wansui Village

Located about 500 meters southwest under Fengshan Ridge in Wansui Village, Sansheng Township, with the waters of the Xiexi and Bailiang streams flowing beneath it. The entire bridge features three piers and four arches, constructed from stacked bluestone blocks with tightly sealed joints. It measures 46.4 meters in length, 5 meters in width, and 8 meters in height, with an attached section extending 19.3 meters. The single-direction boat-shaped piers stand 5 meters high, and the arches are formed by seven stacked voussoirs. The sides of the bridge deck are fitted with stone pillars and slabs forming an intact railing. At each end of the bridge, there is a pair of 1.8-meter-tall stone lions on the abutments — the female lion cradling a cub, and the male lion standing atop a carved stone ball, all finely sculpted.

Wansui Bridge was first built during the Zhizheng era of the Yuan Dynasty. It underwent multiple reconstructions and renovations during the Ming Dynasty’s Wanli era, and the Qing Dynasty’s Kangxi and Yongzheng eras, but was often damaged and repaired again. After the year 1817 (the 22nd year of the Jiaqing reign in the Qing Dynasty), the bridge was rebuilt approximately 7 meters from its original site. It is now one of the best-preserved multi-arch stone bridges over the Jinjiang River in Wanzai.