大運(yùn)河之橋

如果說紹興古橋是水鄉(xiāng)的脊梁，那么從南到北橫跨在中國大運(yùn)河上的無數(shù)座古橋則是中華民族之脊梁。在厚重深邃的古都、在圣賢的故鄉(xiāng)、在水道縱橫的江南水鄉(xiāng)等等，它們已經(jīng)成為融入現(xiàn)代城市生活的“古橋博物館”，見證著中國古代橋梁的發(fā)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.

清名橋

“運(yùn)河佳絕處，放眼清名橋”。坐落于無錫南門外古運(yùn)河與伯瀆港交匯處的清名橋，是無錫古運(yùn)河上最古老、規(guī)模最大、保留最完整的單孔石拱橋。它原名為清寧橋，始建于明代萬歷年間，由無錫“寄暢園”主人秦燿的兩個(gè)兒子捐資建造，因兄弟倆的名字分別是太清、太寧，因此各取一字稱“清寧橋”后改稱清名橋，又稱“清明橋”。橋長43.2米，寬5.5米，系花崗巖砌建。一座大橋，串聯(lián)運(yùn)河兩岸，在古代推動(dòng)了運(yùn)河沿岸街區(qū)的發(fā)達(dá)，今天又進(jìn)入世界遺產(chǎn)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.

廣濟(jì)橋

廣濟(jì)橋是古運(yùn)河上僅存的一座七孔石拱橋，漫長的歲月中，它不僅目睹了運(yùn)河上的千里揚(yáng)帆，更見證了運(yùn)河人家的日常生活。碼頭以橋而建，所以古橋向來是塘棲鎮(zhèn)上人氣最旺的地方，被稱作“頭埠”。平時(shí)，大宗貨物都是在這里交易轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)，名副其實(shí)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.

八字橋

始建于南宋的紹興八字橋，是中國現(xiàn)存最早的城市“立交橋”。橋下的稽山河連通浙東大運(yùn)河，因“兩橋相對而斜，狀如八字”而得名。一塊塊青石板凹凸不平，橋柱上雕刻的優(yōu)美蓮花圖案歷經(jīng)8個(gè)世紀(jì)的風(fēng)雨洗禮，仍清晰可見。千百年來，八字橋見證紹興因運(yùn)河而繁華興盛的歷史。登臨八字橋，遙望南北河道，其碧水秀街、枕河人家之水城風(fēng)貌盡收眼底。橋下時(shí)有滿載游客的烏篷船穿行而過。