Chao Yin Bridge is located on the east side of Nanjie Street in Huzhou City, commonly known as ‘Bridge within Bridge’, and is one of the three wonders of Huzhou City.
Chaoyin Bridge was built in the 18th year of the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty (1539) and is a three-arch stone bridge.
Before the 18th year of the Jiajing era (1539), Chao Yin Bridge was a ferry crossing named Chao Yin Ferry.
The original name of Chao Yin Ferry was Ci Gan Temple Ferry, and the term ‘Chao Yin’ is derived from the Chao Yin Cave in Putuo, Zhoushan.
According to the records in the Ming Chongzhen ‘Wu Cheng County Records’, Chao Yin Ferry ‘was named to welcome and honor Guanyin Bodhisattva, hence the name’.
The Qing Guangxu ‘Wu Cheng County Records’ state: ‘Chao Yin Ferry, because Ci Gan Temple venerates Guanyin Bodhisattva, thus the name: also known as Ci Gan Ferry’.
In the 18th year of the Jiajing era, when the ferry crossing was converted into a bridge, it was named after Chao Yin Ferry, hence the name Chao Yin Bridge.
Opening times are all year round, open all day long.
