Bazi Bridge 八字桥 | |
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View of Bazi Bridge from South, in July 2012. | |
Coordinates | 30°00′08.09″N 120°35′15.98″E / 30.0022472°N 120.5877722°E |
Locale | Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China |
Characteristics | |
Design | Arch Bridge |
Material | Stone |
Total length | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Width | 3.2 metres (10 ft) |
Height | 5 metres (16 ft) |
Longest span | 4.5 metres (15 ft) |
History | |
Construction start | 1256 |
Construction end | 1256 |
Opened | 1256 |
Location | |
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The Bazi Bridge (simplified Chinese: 八字桥; traditional Chinese: 八字橋; pinyin: Bāzì Qiáo) is a stone arch bridge in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China. The bridge is named for its shape like the Chinese character "八" ("eight").[1]
八字桥,(嘉泰志)在府城东南,两桥相对而斜,状如八字,故名。