Taiping Bridge | |
Native Name: | 太平桥 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Carries: | Pedestrians |
Crosses: | Eastern Zhejiang Canal |
Locale: | , Keqiao District of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China |
Design: | Arch bridge |
Material: | Stone |
Complete: | 1620 |
Rebuilt: | 1858 |
Coordinates: | 30.0867°N 120.4633°W |
The Taiping Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge over the Eastern Zhejiang Canal in, Keqiao District of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
The bridge was first built in 1620 during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), and rebuilt in 1858 during the reign of Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1] [2]
On 6 May 2013, it was listed among the seventh batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang" by the State Council of China.[3]