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Built in 815 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Ancient Track Road was constructed along the Xiao, Shao, and Yu canals and through all of Shaoxing from east to west, stretching for more than 40 kilometers. The Ancient Track Road parallels with the current Hang-Yong Railway and highroad.

After its completion in the Tang Dynasty, the Ancient Track Road experienced continuous destruction and restorations. The center of the current track road is located between Keqiao and Nanqianqing, with a length of seven kilometers and a width of 1.5 to 2 meters. Since one side of the track road is periodically submerged under water, this side has one bridge piers built every two meters to control water flow. The other side of the track road that leans on land was built with stone bars. These stones were laid underneath the water and covered with rectangular black stones. Over 100 various bridges were built over the Ancient Track Road, including a flat bridge, arch bridge and a girder bridge. The Taiping Bridge, constructed in 1620 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and renovated in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is firmly built, gracefully sculpted and exquisitely carved.

(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)