Jin Shrines, Suohong Bridge 晉祠鎖虹橋
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Suohong Bridge; 鎖虹橋; 锁虹桥; Suǒhóngqiáo; So-hung-ch'iao; Wenchang Stone Bridge; 文昌石橋; 文昌石桥; Jinci Suohongqiao; 晉祠鎖虹橋; 晋祠锁虹桥
identifier: https://architecturasinica.org/place/000048qa
Date: 1773
Dynasty: Qing 1644-1912
Lock Rainbow Bridge 鎖虹橋 (also called Wenchang Stone Bridge (文昌石橋)) was built after construction of the new, relocated Wenchang temple-palace. According to Yang Eryou’s stele inscription of the construction, stone was used to prevent the need for replacement due to rot common in wooden bridges.
Type: bridge, qiáo, 橋, 桥
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