Maple Bridge, Suzhou 苏州枫桥

Location: China, Jiangsu, Gusu District, Suzhou Google Maps Amap
Part of: Stamps: Ancient Chinese Bridges – Arch Bridges
Nearby: Suzhou 4km, Classical Gardens of Suzhou 4km, Wuxi 31km, Zhouzhuang 35km, Lake Tai 37km, The Three Hills of Lake Tai 43km

The Maple Bridge is a single-arch stone bridge on the old canal west of Suzhou, close to Hanshan Temple and the Tieling Pass. Zhang Ji's Tang poem "Night Mooring by Maple Bridge" – "The moon sets, crows caw, frost fills the sky; river maples and fishing lights face my sleepless sorrow" – made the little bridge famous. The present bridge was rebuilt in the Qing.

Maple Bridge, Suzhou