Guanghui Bridge

　　Guanghui Bridge is located near the Town Silk Industry Guild Hall, spanning the South Market River. Legend has it that after Zhang Shicheng launched his uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he occupied the Guanghui Palace here as his temporary imperial court, and the bridge is situated in front of the Guanghui Palace, hence its name. Since Zhang Shicheng was a leader of the peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the bridge is also known as Zhangwang Temple Bridge. In March 1989, it was listed as a cultural relics protection unit of Huzhou City.

　　This bridge is a single-arch stone structure. Its original construction date is unknown, but it was renovated in the fifth year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty (1800) and rebuilt in the fifth year of the Tongzhi reign (1866). The bridge is 18 meters long and 3.3 meters wide, with an arch rise of 13 meters. There are 24 steps on both the upper and lower sides, and the arch ring stones are laid using the method of longitudinal jointing, segmented placement, and parallel arrangement.

　　In front of Guanghui Bridge, there is a pair of exquisitely carved stone lions, originally belonging to the Silk Industry Guild Hall. The lions are divided into a male and a female. The male lion holds a cub in its arms, which looks endearing and lifelike; there is also a hollow embroidered ball in the male lion's embrace.

　　These stone lions resemble relief sculptures with a strong sense of three-dimensionality. Notably, each lion’s mouth contains a stone bead that can be turned but not removed. According to elders in Nanxun’s silk industry, the intricate old stone lions were crafted by an experienced stonemason over three years with the help of two generations of his family. It is also said to be the master stonemason’s final masterpiece—a piece of art with significant cultural preservation value.