Thanh Toan Bridge Cầu ngói Thanh Toàn
Tiled bridge in the vegetable plots
An 18th-century tiled-roof bridge in the vegetable plots of Thủy Thanh, about 8 km southeast of Hue, with a shrine to its patron, Trần Thị Đào, in the middle bay. Cycle out past the plots and the small footbridges, then walk under the roof. Go for the village countryside on a bicycle morning.
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The tiled roof of Thanh Toan Bridge over the lilies
Photo: Lưu Ly · Public domain
Thanh Toan is about 8 kilometres southeast of the centre, in Thủy Thanh commune, Hương Thủy. Vietnam Tourism sends you there by bicycle, past vegetable plots and small footbridges.
Photo: Lưu Ly · Public domain
The bridge is about 17 metres long and about 4 metres wide, divided into seven bays under the tiled roof (a later national article gives a slightly different length). The middle bay is a shrine to Trần Thị Đào, who paid for the bridge in the 18th century so the village could cross.
Getting there and around
From the south bank, cycle southeast about 8 km to Thủy Thanh, Hương Thủy, through the vegetable plots.
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From the south bank
Bicycle, about 8 km southeast.
Hours and fees
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