Chaoyin Bridge

Chaoyin Bridge 潮音桥
Chaoyin Bridge in April 2014
Coordinates	30°51′47″N 120°06′22″E
Carries	Pedestrians
Crosses	Tiao Stream [zh]
Locale	Chaoyang Subdistrict, Wuxing District of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
Total length	50 metres (160 ft)
Width	5 metres (16 ft)
Height	7 metres (23 ft)
History
Construction end	1539
Rebuilt	1605
Location

The Chaoyin Bridge (simplified Chinese: 潮音桥; traditional Chinese: 潮音橋; pinyin: Cháoyīn Qiáo) is a historic stone arch bridge over the Tiao Stream [zh] in Chaoyang Subdistrict, Wuxing District of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. The bridge measures 50 metres (160 ft) long, 5 metres (16 ft) wide, and approximately 7 metres (23 ft) high.

Etymology

Chaoyin Bridge is named after "Chaoyin Ferry" (潮音渡).[1][2]

History

Chaoyin Bridge was originally built in 1539, during Jiajing Emperor's reign of the Ming dynasty (1644–1911). The present version was completed in 1605, during the ruling of Wanli Emperor.

On 7 October 2019, it was listed among the eighth batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang" by the State Council of China.[3]

Gallery

Media related to Chaoyin Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

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  Stone beast on the Bridge
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  Stone beast on the Bridge
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  Tiao Stream

References

1. Luo Su (罗愫); Hang Shijun (杭世骏). 《光绪乌程县志·卷十一·津梁》 [Wucheng County Annals] (in Chinese). 潮音桥，舊爲渡，在慈感寺前，以近奉觀音大士，故名。两岸皆有渡亭，嘉靖十八年知府魏济建桥，万历三十年倾，知府陈幼学重建，改亭为阁。崇正三年东亭毁，知府金廷璧葺。本朝乾隆八年八月西亭毁，南仓三井二铺居民重建。……沈儆炌《潮音桥两亭记》："湖郡定安门纳南来诸水，灌注入城，深广病涉，故设渡以利往来，设东西亭以蔽待渡者风雨，西亭列石塔，输运快便，势如转输。嘉靖己亥郡侯魏公更渡为桥，万历乙巳圮，郡侯筠塘陈公鼎新此桥，而亭特加以层楼，峩峩对峙，几三十年。
2. Shen Xinyuan (沈鑫元). 《湖州桥文化：长虹卧波潮音桥》. zjww.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
3. 国务院关于核定并公布第八批全国重点文物保护单位的通知. gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.