Yongjin Bridge

Yongjin Bridge

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

Yongjin Bridge

Located in the central part of He Village Town, Meili Town, it is commonly known as Fotang Bridge. The bridge deck consists of two stone beams with rectangular stone slabs laid in the middle. Ingeniously placed sound plates produce noise when stepped on, alerting pedestrians crossing in the dark to avoid collisions. The total length is 14.4 meters, the deck is 5.6 meters long and 1.8 meters wide, the stone slabs are 0.3 meters thick, the bridge piers are 2.15 meters high, and the sides of the bridge feature stepped ramps that are 4.5 meters long with slope bases 2.85 meters wide. On both sides of the bridge deck are inscribed the 14 characters “Newly Built Yongjin Central Bridge, 23rd Year of Qianlong Reign, Qing Dynasty.” It is said that “a handful of snow under Yongjin Bridge” refers to this bridge. It was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Changshu City in June 2011.

Meili Town: Meili Town is located in the northeastern part of Changshu City, bordering Shanghai to the east, Suzhou to the south, Wuxi to the west, and the Yangtze River, a golden waterway, to the north, and is 10 kilometers from Changshu Port. The town covers an area of 78.6 square kilometers, with the central urban area spanning 5.27 square kilometers and arable land of 57,900 mu. It administers 2 subdistrict offices, 18 administrative villages, and 3 community committees; the total population is 78,500. Meili Town is a National Health Town, a Nationally Recognized Beautiful Environment Town, a Jiangsu Provincial Civilized Town, one of Jiangsu’s Top 100 Towns, a Jiangsu Modern New-Type Small Town, a Jiangsu Key Central Town, and a Jiangsu Environmental and… More details about Meili Town++