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Nanxun Tongjin Bridge

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Last updated 2026-10-07 — The Tongji Bridge is located on the ancient canal of East Street and was once the center of Nanxun Town, at the intersection of its cross-shaped water system. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the area around Tongjin Bridge...

Nanxun Tongjin Bridge

   The Tongji Bridge spans the ancient canal on East Street and was once the center of Nanxun Town, situated at the intersection of a cross-shaped water system. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the area around the bridge became a bustling silk market.

   To the south of the bridge lies a small street called Sixingduo, which was well known for its silk trade and served as a distribution hub for "Jili Lake Silk" in history. At that time, silk businesses flourished near Tongjin Bridge.

   The bridge was built during the Song Dynasty (exact date unknown) and is a single-arch stone bridge. Originally named Xunxi Bridge, it was later renamed Tongjin Bridge, commonly referred to as the "Big Bridge." It was rebuilt in the third year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty (1798), renovated in the fifth (1855) and seventh (1857) years of the Xianfeng reign, and repaired again in the fifth year of the Tongzhi reign (1866).

   The bridge is 28 meters long, 4 meters wide, with a span of 14 meters and an arch rise of 7.6 meters. There are 33 steps on both the upper and lower sides, making it the largest among the bridges in Nanxun. The arch stones are laid using the method of longitudinal jointing with separate sections. In March 1989, it was listed as a cultural relic preservation unit of Huzhou City.

  

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