Hengshui Anji Bridge

Also known as Hengshui Stone Bridge or Hengshui Old Bridge, it is located on Shengli East Road, Taocheng District, Hengshui City, Hebei Province, spanning the Fuyang River from east to west. It was built in the 31st year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1766). The Hengshui Anji Bridge spans the Fuyang River from east to west. It is a seven-hole continuous arch stone bridge, 116 meters long and 7.5 meters wide. Each hole spans 10 meters. The bridge body originally had 58 stone pillars topped with stone lions on both sides; there are 57 stone railings carved with a combination of cloud patterns and rectangular patterns with concave corners. In a certain sense, the Hengshui Anji Bridge is a symbol of Hengshui's 'historical memory' and a 'chain of urban cultural development'. The protection of the Hengshui Anji Bridge is a respect and inheritance of historical culture. In 2013, the Hengshui Anji Bridge was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Hengshui, Hebei.