Chaozhou Guangji Bridge 广东潮州广济桥(湘子桥)

Guangji Bridge lies to the east of Chaozhou City in Guangdong Province. On one side of the bridge is a stone tablet inscribed with four Chinese characters that read: Flood Stops Here. Legend has it that the inscription was written by Han Xiangzi -- one of the Eight Immortals in Chinese mythology. The bridge, therefore, is also known as Xiangzi Bridge. It is one of the four most famous bridges of ancient China. Its construction began in 1170 in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) and lasted ...
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