Built in 1138 during the Southern Song Dynasty, the bridge originally had four square and two round stone pagodas standing symmetrically on each side of the bridge. As the Anping Bridge-End Pagoda ...

All these architectural forms were recorded in early documents of Chinese history. Pagodas, however, appeared relatively late in China. A Chinese term for pagoda did not exist until the first century.

After two years of restoration, the Pagoda Bridge has garnered attention due to its new paint color and repainted decorative patterns and Chinese characters. The pillars of the relic remain mostly ...