Introduction to Yuji Bridge: Yuji Bridge next to Ciyun Temple is the most famous bridge in the ancient town. This bridge was built in the 54th year of Kangxi (1715). It is said that it was built to commemorate Dayu's flood control and was rebuilt a year before Qianlong's fifth southern tour. Yuji Bridge runs north-south and has a single-hole stone arch structure. The arches are built in parallel and vertical sections. The bridge deck is 4.30 meters wide, the total length is 43.50 meters, the south side is 6.20 meters wide, and the north side is equipped with east-west stone steps. The top stone and the dragon gate stone in the arch are respectively engraved with the patterns of "reincarnation" and "cloud dragon", and a pair of couplets are engraved in the east and west directions. Various auspicious patterns are engraved on the stone steps of the bridge deck. Yuji Bridge and the Ciyun Ancient Pagoda not far away borrow views from each other, forming a unique landscape of Zhenze Water Town - "Ciyun Sunset".

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