The historical and cultural town of Dongpu in Shaoxing has a long history and is rich in outstanding people. According to historical records, the ancient town of Dongpu has a history of thousands of years. It has extremely rich human landscapes and cultural connotations, as well as unique resource advantages. It is the birthplace of the world-famous Shaoxing rice wine and also the hometown of the great patriotic poet Lu You and Xu Xilin, a martyr of the 1911 Revolution. Therefore, Dongpu has the laudatory names of ‘water town, wine town, bridge town, and town of famous people’. Dongpu has typical characteristics of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. There are numerous rivers and lakes crisscrossing within its territory. The water area is vast and water resources are very abundant. Villages and fields are divided into blocks by large and small rivers and connected by bridges. The scenery is very beautiful. Bridges are everywhere in Dongpu. There are a total of 328 bridges in the whole town, and there are 37 bridges just in the town center. Folk bridges are in various forms, delicate and unique. Some are simple and classic, while some are magnificent. There are bridges with corridors and pavilions built on them; there are bridges with temples and platforms built at the ends; there are combinations of arch and beam types, and there are also combinations of arch and culvert types; there are also multi-purpose interchange bridges where people walk on the bridge and towing paths are on both sides under the bridge, which can be regarded as a major landscape. The specific business hours and operating status are subject to the opening situation on that day.
Dongpu Sub-district
The historical and cultural town of Dongpu in Shaoxing has a long history and is rich in outstanding[...]
