大运河之桥

大运河之桥

如果说绍兴古桥是水乡的脊梁，那么从南到北横跨在中国大运河上的无数座古桥则是中华民族之脊梁。在厚重深邃的古都、在圣贤的故乡、在水道纵横的江南水乡等等，它们已经成为融入现代城市生活的“古桥博物馆”，见证着中国古代桥梁的发展和演化。

Qingming Bridge

Located in Wuxi, Qingming Bridge, originally called Qingning Bridge, was constructed in the Ming Dynasty with personal donations. It is now the famous old granite bridge along the Old Grand River. With only one arch, it exhibits the traditional architectural style of the Yangtze River District. Without decoration, the bridge has its history inscribed on the stones beside it.

清名桥

“运河佳绝处，放眼清名桥”。坐落于无锡南门外古运河与伯渎港交汇处的清名桥，是无锡古运河上最古老、规模最大、保留最完整的单孔石拱桥。它原名为清宁桥，始建于明代万历年间，由无锡“寄畅园”主人秦燿的两个儿子捐资建造，因兄弟俩的名字分别是太清、太宁，因此各取一字称“清宁桥”后改称清名桥，又称“清明桥”。桥长43.2米，宽5.5米，系花岗岩砌建。一座大桥，串联运河两岸，在古代推动了运河沿岸街区的发达，今天又进入世界遗产行列。

Guangji Bridge

Guangli is the only existing 7-arch stone bridge. In addition to this, it is also the largest preserved thin-pier multiple arch stone bridge across the Grand Canal. It has recorded numerous prosperous dates in the Grand Canal's history, along with being essential to daily life of the people nearby. Since the wharf was built near the bridge, it is also called “Tou Bu”, meaning the main trading port.

广济桥

广济桥是古运河上仅存的一座七孔石拱桥，漫长的岁月中，它不仅目睹了运河上的千里扬帆，更见证了运河人家的日常生活。码头以桥而建，所以古桥向来是塘栖镇上人气最旺的地方，被称作“头埠”。平时，大宗货物都是在这里交易转运，名副其实的“水上集市”。

Bazi Bridge

Located in the downtown of Shaoxing city, this 800-year old bridge is regarded as one of China's earliest advanced bridges. Because of its distinctive layout, it looks like the Chinese character eight, hence the “ba” (eight) in its name. The 5-meter structure is also a great location for you to lap up the surrounding views. Locals still live in a very traditional way and most houses were originally built in the Qing Dynasty and are well kept. Local women wash clothes in the canals beside their houses. Seniors fan coal stoves as they cook, and thin streams of smoke rise into the sky.

八字桥

始建于南宋的绍兴八字桥，是中国现存最早的城市“立交桥”。桥下的稽山河连通浙东大运河，因“两桥相对而斜，状如八字”而得名。一块块青石板凹凸不平，桥柱上雕刻的优美莲花图案历经8个世纪的风雨洗礼，仍清晰可见。千百年来，八字桥见证绍兴因运河而繁华兴盛的历史。登临八字桥，遥望南北河道，其碧水秀街、枕河人家之水城风貌尽收眼底。桥下时有满载游客的乌篷船穿行而过。