Héngshuǐ

Hengshui lies on the Fuyang River, where roads cross the waterways of the Hebei plain. A wooden bridge was built here in 1457, but floods repeatedly damaged the crossing. A stone replacement also suffered when the Hutuo shifted south and joined the Fuyang in 1648. In 1765 the Qing began rebuilding the bridge on a substantial scale; completed the following year, its seven arches received the imperial name Anji, meaning peaceful crossing.