Bazi Bridge is located at the eastern end of Bazi Bridge Street in Shaoxing, between Guangning Bridge and Dongshuangqiao Bridge. According to Jiatai Huiji, it was built in Jiatai period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1201-kloc-0/204) and rebuilt in Bao _ 4 year of the Southern Song Dynasty (1256), so the two bridges are relatively inclined and shaped like eight characters, hence the name. This bridge is made of stone, and its structural shape is wonderful. The eight-character bridge is connected by three roads, with water flowing from north to south, Jianhu water in the south and Hangzhou ancient canal in the north. It is one of the main waterways passing through the city in ancient times.
It is located at the intersection of three streets, three rivers and four roads. To the east and west of the bridge is Liang Shi Bridge, with stone pillars and piers. It descends in three directions and four directions, and a second bridge opening is set under the second descending slope, which solves the complicated traffic problem. The bridge deck is juxtaposed in strips, with a length of 4.85 meters, a bridge height of 5 meters and a clear span of 4.5 meters; The bridge deck is 3.2 meters wide and the bridge is 27 meters long from east to west. The north and south slopes of the East Bridge are 12.4m and 17.4m respectively, the south slope of the West Bridge is l4 m, and the southwest slope is 17m. Put a fence on the bridge and look at the stigma engraved with lotus flowers.
This bridge is made of stone walls and is 4 meters high. There are nine stone pillars on the east and west sides, and the fifth pier on the west side of the main cave is sometimes engraved with Bao Chen Bing in the dead of winter and auspicious days of the ecliptic. Build a small hole under the tread at the south of the west end to cross the river. The trace of the corner of the stone wall under the bridge worn by the fiber rope is still vivid, which shows the prosperity of the ship in that year. Near the Baziqiao, the ancient houses are well preserved, and the government has made protection plans. As the earliest overpass in China, the splayed bridge is increasingly favored and respected by domestic and foreign tourists.