Qingming Bridge, Jiangsu, China
4.0 (72 reviews) Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #9 in Wuxi Bridges
Explore both sides
Really pretty views with the red lanterns over the canal. Well worth a visit. One side of the bridge is much more touristy and lit up. Be sure to cross the bridge to the older side which is a quaint village that also has cute shops and small restaurants. Have visited a lot of such pedestrian streets in China and this one is worth it due to the quaint side. Come at dusk so you can see the night view and the lit up streets.
Address
Interchange of Ancient Canal and Bodu Lane, Xishan District, Wuxi 214199 China
Working hours
Monday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 19:07
User Ratings
4.0 based on (72 reviews)
Reviews
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3PicToMan 5:00 PM Aug 10, 2011
A Decent Place to Walk Around At Night
The bridge is walking distance from the Nan Chan Temple area (Nan Can Si). There's really not much happening here during the day. At night, the area is crowded with locals - there is a street leading perpendicular from the bridge with tons of restaurants, bars, and dessert shops, but most of them are a bit pricey for what you get. Many people just go walk around the area even if they don't want food or drink (there's good cheap eats at Nan Can Si). During Qi Xi (Chinese Valentine's Day) there was an small outdoor concert on the street and a street performer singing with his guitar by the bridge.
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3Raymond W 5:00 PM Mar 22, 2014
A Nicely Gentrified Part of Wuxi
Qingming Bridge is located at the end of a kilometre-long stretch of old shops, warehouses, bridges and homes that have now been restored. Running from the Nanchang Temple to the old stone Qingming Bridge, this area is a gentrified neighborhood with stone paving and wooden facades, all set along attractive, stone-lined canals. This area is a reminder that modern Wuxi, now a metropolis of over 4 million people, started life thousands of years ago as a canal town. None of these buildings date from Wuxi's deep past. The oldest of them date back a century or two. Some of the buildings have been too liberally restored with concrete as well, slightly detracting from their authenticity, but overall the restoration of the area is to be applauded. It gives a little soul to this modern industrial city. You can wander through here, stopping at one of the numerous cafes and restaurants, trying local Wuxi delicacies or maybe just a cup of coffee. The top half of the area near the temple seemed much livelier than the bridge end during our visit.
