Continuing the Historical Context--Shaoxing Bazi Bridge Historical District

📍Attraction Address: Bazi Bridge Historical and Cultural District, located in the northeast of the ancient city of Shaoxing. 🚗Transportation to Attraction: Just take a taxi 👍️Must-Visit Attractions: As a typical representative of the layout of the central river streets in Shaoxing ancient city, the district contains the north-south Keshan River and the east-west Dusi River. The two rivers flow through the district and intersect in a 'T' shape, serving as the main waterway for the eastern part of Shaoxing ancient city. The roads within the district are either built along the river, paved with stone slabs, or are deep and quaint alleys, highlighting the unique street and alley style of the ancient city. The district is famous for the Bazi Bridge. The Bazi Bridge is the oldest existing urban bridge in China, built before the Jiatai year of the Song Dynasty. On both sides of the Bazi Bridge are stone-paved riverside roads, with stone steps leading to the water every ten meters or so. The quaint Bazi Bridge and the simple and elegant residential buildings along the river complement each other, exemplifying the typical 'one river with two streets' water town style. This naturally conforming and ingeniously unique construction is rich in the characteristics and charm of the water town. The district features both streets and rivers, with streets following the rivers, bridges connecting the streets, and lanes crisscrossing. The long bridge and straight street are built by the water, full of ancient charm. Standing on the long bridge and looking out, the residential buildings on both sides of the river have white walls and black tiles, simple and elegant, the river is wide and calm as a mirror, the scenery is beautiful, a truly picturesque scene. The district also has a variety of religious buildings coexisting. In addition to the Longhua Temple, there is also a Catholic church built at the end of the Qing Dynasty, with the entire building in a Latin style. The ancient stone bridges, winding clear waters, stone slab streets and alleys, riverside homes, courtyard gates, and historical sites in the Bazi Bridge Historical and Cultural District together constitute a unique historical and cultural landscape, making it a wonderful place for people to appreciate and tour the water town scenery of Shaoxing. In June 2014, the Bazi Bridge Historical and Cultural District, along with the main body of the East Zhejiang Ancient Canal Shaoxing section, was included in the World Cultural Heritage sites of the Grand Canal of China. 🎟️Ticket Information: No admission fee