Tishan Bridge
题扇桥
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Tishan Bridge in September 2020
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| Coordinates | 30°00′45″N 120°35′34″E / 30.012452°N 120.592738°E / 30.012452; 120.592738 |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | A stream |
| Locale | Yuecheng DistrictofShaoxing, Zhejiang, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 3.8 metres (12 ft) |
| Width | 4.3 metres (14 ft) |
| History | |
| Rebuilt | 1828 |
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The Tishan Bridge (simplified Chinese: 题扇桥; traditional Chinese: 題扇橋; pinyin: Tíshàn Qiáo) is a historic stone arch bridge over a stream in Yuecheng DistrictofShaoxing, Zhejiang, China. The bridge is 3.8 metres (12 ft) long and 4.3 metres (14 ft) wide.
Tishan Bridge is named after the calligrapher Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin dynasty (266–420) who wrote an inscription on an old woman's fan here.[1]
The original bridge dates back to the Eastern Jin dynasty (266–420). The current structure was rebuilt in 1828, during the reign of Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[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]
题扇桥，（一统志）在府城内蕺山之南。（紫桃轩又缀）右军为蕺山老妪题扇，今绍兴郡城有题扇桥。（嘉泰志）在蕺山下，今郡人但谓之蒲扇桥。（华安仁考古）旧桥在解愠坊。（晋书王羲之传）尝在蕺山见一老姥持六角扇卖之，羲之书其扇各五字，姥初有愠色，因谓姥云：但言是王右军书，以求百钱，姥如其言，人竞买之。他日，姥又持扇来，羲之笑而不答。
