Gongchen Bridge
Hangzhou
23 July 2009
The Gongchen Bridge (拱宸桥) was originally built in 1631, then rebuilt in the 1880s. It is 98 metres long and reaches a height of 16 metres above the canal.
The area around the bridge was originally an industrial area, but fell into decline in the 1990s. It has now been rejuvenated as a cultural quarter with museums and artists' studios, and is popular with tourists.