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Qiqiaoweng Bridge 七桥瓮Qīqiáowèng
National heritage site · Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanjing
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Qiqiaoweng Bridge
A seven-arched Ming stone bridge over the Qinhuai River south-east of the old city, completed in 1440 and first called Shangfang Bridge after the nearby gate of the Ming outer wall. About 90 m long and 13 m wide, it is the largest old bridge surviving in Nanjing; carved dragon heads line the arches and scaly guardian beasts with human faces rear up from the cutwaters to mark flood levels. Restored in 2008–09, when missing carvings were replaced, it still carries traffic and stands at the western end of Qiqiaoweng Wetland Park along the river.
How to get to Qiqiaoweng Bridge
In Qinhuai District about 5 km south-east of Xinjiekou, about 500 m from Qiqiaoweng station on Metro Line 5.
Nearby
- Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River 夫子庙—秦淮风光带 under 10 km
Nanjing's lantern-lit Confucius Temple quarter, beside painted boats on the Qinhuai - City Wall of Nanjing 南京城墙 under 10 km
The Ming capital's brick ramparts, anchored by the vast fortress of Zhonghua Gate - Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 南京钟山风景区 under 10 km
A forested mountain on Nanjing's edge, crowned by a blue-roofed hilltop tomb
Also within 20 km: Ming Palace Ruins 明故宫遗址 (under 10 km), Nanjing Museum 南京博物院 (under 10 km), Jinling Arsenal (Chenguang 1865 Creative Park) 金陵兵工厂旧址 (under 10 km), Great Bao'en Temple Heritage Park 大报恩寺遗址公园 (under 10 km), Zhan Garden 瞻园 (under 10 km), Yuhuatai (Rain Flower Terrace) 雨花台 (under 10 km).
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