CHANGNING District has listed 27 new protected historic venues this year, including an ancient bridge dating back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

The listed venues that were uncovered during a census for historic structures in downtown Changning include the former site of the city’s earliest university, a former popular church, various garden villas and former residences of celebrities.

Xianghua, or Scented Flower, Bridge, now in Zhongshan Park, was originally built around 970 by a renowned monk named Huichan, according to the district’s cultural heritage bureau.