A Bridge That Opens for the River
Guangji Bridge combines stone approaches and a boat span to let people cross while leaving room for river traffic.
Guangji Bridge
The bridge's changing form makes river transport visible in the city landscape.
Stories
How a Bridge Collects Stories
Names, local verses and the iron ox legend gather around a bridge whose engineering history is separately documented.
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The Iron Oxen Remembered at Guangji Bridge
A local history account connects iron oxen with flood memory and later recasting at Guangji Bridge.
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Red festival banners frame the entrance to Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou.Akira CA · CC BY-SA 3.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.
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A line of roofed pavilions stands on stone piers across the Han River at Guangji Bridge.Luis Evers · CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.
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The gateway pavilion and broad stone forecourt of Guangji Bridge meet the Han River in Chaozhou.小杰杰 · CC BY 3.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Proportionally resized and encoded as WebP; no crop or watermark removal.
