The Zhaozhou Bridge, also called Anji Bridge, and Dashi Bridge (Great Stone Bridge), is a key cultural relic under national protection.

The bridge, built in the last years of Kaihuang’s reign in Sui Dynasty, has a history of 1400 years. It was built by Lichun, an outstanding craftsman, and his fellow workers. It measures 64.4 meters long and 9.6 meters wide. It has a main arch and 4 small additional arches on both sides. The design of 4 additional arches can not only reduce the weight of the bridge, but also help the flow of flood. The bridge was well-designed and looks elegant. It guardrails, and posts on the bridge have beautiful and treasured carvings.

The Bridge embodies the combination of craftsmanship and art and has attracted many men of letter of the different time here to praise the bridge’s beauty. One line of a poem reads: “ thousands of horses, carriages and people cross the bridge and it is really the first bridge under the heaven. ” The inscription text titled An Introduction to the Stone Bridge written by a minister named Zhang Jiazhen in Tang Dynasty is of high historic value.