Bazi Bridge
The Bazi Bridge ( Chinese 八字 桥 , Pinyin Bāzì qiáo , English Bazi Bridge / Character Eight Bridge / etc. ) in Shaoxing in the Chinese province of Zhejiang is a stone bridge from the 13th century, the time of the Southern Song Dynasty . It is considered the most famous bridge in this city. Its shape is similar to the Chinese character for the number eight ( Chinese 八 , Pinyin bā ), as its Chinese name - literally: "Character eight bridge" - means.
According to the local chronicle Jiatai Kuaiji zhi ( 嘉泰 会稽 zufolge ) its construction should have started in the Jiatai reign (1201-1204) of Emperor Ningzong , and it was rebuilt in the fourth year of the reign (1256) of Emperor Lizong .
It spans three rivers and four streets east of Zhijie Street, has a span of 4.5 m, is 4.85 m long and 3.2 m wide.
The Bazi Bridge ( Bazi qiao ) has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (5-301) since 2001 .
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Footnotes
- ↑ sxgd.net ( Memento of January 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) ( Accessed August 15, 2009)
- ↑ german.cri.cn (accessed on August 15, 2009)
Coordinates: 30 ° 0 ′ 8.1 ″ N , 120 ° 35 ′ 16 ″ E