Step into the renowned water towns of the Jiangnan region!Where are the ten ancient famous bridges of Shaoxing located?

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,.Shaoxing, known as the “City of Ten Thousand Bridges,” is also called China’s “Ancient Bridge Museum.”The ancient bridges of Shaoxing are not only numerous but also come in a variety of forms.Each bridge is built differently based on its surrounding environment and culture. Whether in material selection, shape, or size, every detail is carefully considered.In this article, let’s take a look at ten of the most worthwhile ancient bridges in Shaoxing.

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,“”,.The Ba Zi Bridge was built before the Jiatai era (1201–1204) of the Southern Song Dynasty and was designated as a national key cultural relic protection unit in 2001.

,,“”.It is built at the confluence of three rivers, consisting of a main bridge and an auxiliary bridge, with a total of four sets of steps.Due to the high density and large number of houses in Shaoxing, the design features of Bazi Bridge perfectly align with the local construction philosophy. It solves traffic issues without demolishing houses or streets, avoiding large-scale construction in the city.

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,,.Among them, stone arch bridges come in various shapes, including three-fold, five-fold, seven-fold, circular arches, and horseshoe arches.And Baiwang Bridge is precisely a five-arched stone bridge, also the earliest urban five-arch single-hole stone bridge in China. It was listed among the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in May 2013.

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,5,,.Due to the rugged peaks and overlapping ridges of Tiantai Mountain, the two got lost.As the sky darkened, the two saw “huma rice” on the stream in the distance, along with two women, and then they went home with the women, staying for over ten days.Many days later, the two asked to return home, only to find that the world had already entered the era of their seventh-generation descendants.The legendary stream is now known as Taoyuan Stream, and the bridge is Yingxian Bridge in Taoshuwu.

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386.2,115,.The Qian Dao Bridge runs parallel to the Xiao-Shao Canal and is commonly known as the Hundred-Hole Official Pond Bridge, also called the Iron Chain Bridge.

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,(1911),.It consists of a three-arch horse-shoe shaped bridge and a three-arch stone beam bridge. It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the county, provincial, and national levels, and was included in the “Shaoxing Ancient Bridge Group” in 2013, becoming a national key cultural relic protection unit.

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,.The bridge is 180 meters long and 33 meters wide, designed with five spans, featuring corridors on both sides, paved with bluestone slabs, and has a distinctly classical charm.The covered bridge resembles a classical arched bridge. When night falls, the lights outline the bridge like a rainbow over the moat, allowing one to admire both the beauty of the ancient city above the water and the moon reflected in it, creating a beautiful interplay.

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,,(1574).It is said that there was no bridge here originally, but locals raised funds to build one. The bridge greatly benefited passersby, hence the name Guangning Bridge.This is a single-hole seven-sided stone arch bridge and is the largest of its kind still existing in Shaoxing.

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,“”,.Baozhu Bridge is 30 meters long and 3.95 meters wide, with a stone-stepped surface.One side has 25 steps, the other 24. The bridge has solid railings, and there is a towpath underneath that allows passage.There are seven dragon gates made of stone, with the middle one being the largest, featuring a bas-relief design of a peach. The six on either side have bas-relief designs of dragons.

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,,.When Sun Yat-sen visited Shaoxing, people from all walks of life also welcomed him here.It turns out that this was once a bustling important dock and market, full of vibrant street life, so this bridge is also called the Vegetable Bridge or Vegetable Market Bridge.It is the largest seven-arch stone bridge in Shaoxing and has been included in the seventh batch of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites.The outer side of the stone railing on the bridge deck is inscribed with the three regular script characters "Ying'en Bridge" in the middle. The stone railing on the bridge deck is designed like seats, making it convenient for pedestrians to rest and for nearby residents to chat and cool off in the summer.

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,.The scenery on the bridge is picturesque. If you take a black-canopied boat and pass under the bridge, you can see the traditional houses with white walls and black tiles, wooden doors and windows on both sides, full of an old-world charm, which truly lets you experience the slow life of a water town.