Chaoyin Bridge

　　 Constructed in the 18th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1539), Chaoyin Bridge is a three-arch stone bridge. Prior to its construction in 1539, the site was a ferry crossing known as Chaoyin Ferry.

　　 The ferry was originally called Cigan Temple Ferry, named after...

　　 The name "Chaoyin" (Tidal Sound) is derived from the Chaoyin Cave on Mount Putuo in Zhoushan. The Wanli-era "Wucheng County Annals" record that the ferry was “named for welcoming and enshrining the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin).” The Guangxu-era "Wucheng County Annals" state: “The Chaoyin Ferry was named for the Cigan Temple’s worship of the Goddess of Mercy, also called the Cigan Ferry.” When the bridge was built at the ferry site in the 18th year of the Jiajing reign, it inherited the name of the ferry—thus becoming Chaoyin Bridge.