Tongji Bridge (Jinhua)

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The Tongji Bridge (simplified Chinese: 通济桥; traditional Chinese: 通濟橋; pinyin: Tōngjì Qiáo) in Wucheng District, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, is a large stone arch bridge.

"Tongji Bridge" ("Tong" means transport/transportantion, "Ji" means aid or cross a river) is a very common name for bridges in ancient China.

The bridge has a nickname "The Big Bridge of Jinhua" (traditional Chinese: 金華大橋, simplified Chinese: 金华大桥, pinyin: Jīn Huá Dà Qiáo), because of its large size. And it is one of the largest ancient arch bridges in Zhejiang.

The bridge goes across the Wu River (婺江), and has a total history of more than 600 years.

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