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 |
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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]
- ^ Li Hengte. 《乾隆绍兴府志》 [Prefecture Topography of Shaoxing in Qianlong Period] (in Chinese).
八字桥，（嘉泰志）在府城东南，两桥相对而斜，状如八字，故名。