This is located in Xian county in Cangzhou. It's about 69 meters long and artistic; there's very little information (i.e. zero) out there that says why exactly so much work was put into this bridge, with all the sculptures and whatnot on it.

Every long stone has a scene.jpg) on it of something, most of the meaning which is lost on me.

Amazingly but unsurprisingly, people will do anything for a rambo.jpg), but a villager I was talking to hinted towards the perpetrator getting his. Whoo village justice!

Lions, monkeys and even Buddhas line up on top of the bridge, and no two are the same.jpg).

I've seen my fair share of Ming/Qing dynasty bridges, but this is the first where I've seen Buddhas.jpg) included for decoration on the bridge alongside lions and monkeys. (or maybe they're some other god, could be Taoist)

This is what happens when a monkey's head gets rubbed for luck for nearly 400 years.jpg).

The consequence of hundreds of years of riding carriages on the same place.jpg) can be seen as well.

This was a surprise highlight of my recent trip to Cangzhou, which probably says a lot about Cangzhou or how boring I am. Xian county also has burial tombs of officials from the Han dynasty, (supposedly) China's first cathedral and a big ole memorial hall for a Hui Chinese who died in the War Against Japan.

"Everybody wanna go off the beaten path, but don't nobody want to go to the village." - Ronnie Coleman