What is the significance of the splayed bridge in Shaocheng, Zhejiang?

The eight-character bridge has solved the traffic problems of residents on both sides of the strait very scientifically and practically. Such ingenious architectural conception and such a long construction period have laid the position of the splayed bridge in the history of Chinese bridges.

The real value of the figure-of-eight bridge lies in its own structure and the ingenious conception of the builder. Because the bridge was built at the intersection of Sanshui, people called it "ancient overpass" and praised it.

Because the craftsman who built the bridge is in a specific section of this street with many rivers. The construction of this type of multi-stage bridge has made overseas Chinese with eight characters gain an important position in the history of bridge construction in China.

This 8-shaped bridge has a wonderful structural shape. The eight-character bridge connects 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 of Guyuecheng. The eight-character bridge is one of the symbols of Shaoxing's history and culture, and it is also a typical representative of old Shaoxing.

Eight - character bridge