Zhangzhou Stone Arch, Stone monument in Zhangzhou, China.

The Zhangzhou Stone Arch consists of four Ming and Qing stone memorial archways at two sites in Xiangcheng District: two on Xianggang Road (Shuangmending) and two on Xinhua East Road (Yuekou Street). Each is a three-bay, five-roof, twelve-pillar structure built of alternating blue and white stone, a fine example of southern Fujian stone carving.

The four archways were built in two pairs. The two at Shuangmending date from the Ming Wanli era: the Shangshu Tanshua arch was erected in 1605 for Lin Shizhang, a 1556 tanhua and Nanjing Minister of Rites, and the Sanshi Zaier arch in 1619 for Jiang Mengyu and his father and grandfather. The two at Yuekou Street were built under the Qing Kangxi emperor, in 1707 for admiral Lan Li and in 1722 for general Xu Feng. All four were listed as a National Key Cultural Relic in 1996.

The four arches are memorial archways (paifang) honouring Ming and Qing officials: Lin Shizhang, a 探花 (third-place imperial exam laureate) and Nanjing Minister of Rites; Jiang Mengyu with his father and grandfather; the Fujian commander Lan Li; and the Zhangzhou garrison commander Xu Feng. Their inscriptions name these posts and honours, so the arches record careers and family lineages rather than religious devotion.

The four arches stand in two pairs: the two at Shuangmending on Xianggang Road are 28.5 m apart and face north-south, while the two on Xinhua East Road in Yuekou Street are 159 m apart and face northeast-southwest. Plan to see both groups, since they lie in different parts of Xiangcheng District.

The four archways are not in one spot: two face north-south on Xianggang Road at Shuangmending, 28.5 m apart, and two face northeast-southwest on Xinhua East Road at Yuekou Street, 159 m apart. All are three-bay, five-roof, twelve-pillar structures of alternating green and white stone, a hallmark of Minnan stone carving.