{"id":2874,"date":"2026-01-04T23:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ipacktravel.com\/wp\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:46:18","slug":"chaozhou-see-guangji-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ipacktravel.com\/wp\/chaozhou-see-guangji-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaozhou See: Guangji Bridge (\u6f6e\u5dde.\u5e7f\u6d4e\u6865)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guangji Bridge (\u5e7f\u6d4e\u6865), also known as Xiangzi Bridge (\u6e58\u5b50\u6865), is a historic, iconic structure in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, China, to the east of Chaozhou Ancient City and spanning across the Han River (\u97e9\u6c5f). Built in 1171 during the Southern Song Dynasty, the bridge is recognised as one of the Four Great Ancient Bridges of China (\u4e2d\u56fd\u56db\u5927\u53e4\u6865) \u2014 alongside the Zhaozhou Bridge in Hebei (\u6cb3\u5317.\u8d75\u5dde\u6865), Luoyang Bridge in Fujian (\u798f\u5efa.\u6d1b\u9633\u6865), and Lugou Bridge in Beijing (\u5317\u4eac.\u5362\u6c9f\u6865). Guangji Bridge is renowned for being the world’s first opening-closing pontoon bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guangji Bridge as seen from western bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Guangji Bridge is about 518 metres in length and 7 meters wide. It consists of two western \/ eastern stone beam sections with 24 pavilions standing on 24 stone piers, and a central, retractable pontoon section made of 18 wooden boats \u2014 such details were written in the lyrics of a local folk song (see next section<\/a>). Historically, the bridge served as a crucial transportation link and also a bustling market with vendors on the bridge itself. The nearly-900-year-old bridge gone through centuries of damage and rebuilds, and was extensively restored to its traditional aesthetic and reopened in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Local Folk Song<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The local folk song goes “\u6f6e\u5dde\u6e58\u6865\u597d\u98ce\u6d41\uff0c\u5341\u516b\u68ad\u8239\uff0c\u4e8c\u5341\u56db\u6d32\uff0c\u4e8c\u5341\u56db\u697c\u53f0\uff0c\u4e8c\u5341\u56db\u6837\uff0c\u4e8c\u53ea\u924e\u725b\u4e00\u53ea\u6e9c” meaning “Chaozhou Xiangzi Bridge is truly charming, 18 boats, 24 piers, 24 pavilions, 24 designs, 2 iron oxen and one slipped away”. It commemorates the bridge’s design and the loss of one iron ox statue (jump to it<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Admission Tickets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tickets to Guangji Bridge can be purchased via the official WeChat mini program (for Chinese citizens) or physically from manned ticketing counters (easier for foreigners) at both ends of the bridge. The ticket costs CN\u00a520 per person one-way. A return ticket is required if you exit from the site at the other end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that admission is free for visitors above 60 years of age and children with height of 1.2 metres or below, including foreign passport holders. As no tickets will be issued for free admissions, simply scan ID documents \/ passports to enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n