苏州宝带桥
<p>宝带桥是江苏省苏州市的一个着名的景点。它又名长桥，与赵州桥、卢沟桥等合称为我国十大名桥。</p><p><span word="Baodai">Baodai</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="scenic">scenic</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span>, <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Zhaozhou">Zhaozhou</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lugou">Lugou</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>它横卧在距苏州三公里的古运河和澹台湖之间的玳玳河上。它始建于唐元和十一年至十四年，是驰名中外的多孔石拱桥。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dai">Dai</span> <span word="Dai">Dai</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="canal">canal</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Suzhou">Suzhou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dantai">dantai</span> <span word="lake">lake</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Dynasties">Dynasties</span> <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="to">to</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="porous">porous</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="arch">arch</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p>它的建造同我国历史上的漕运关系十分密切。众所周知，江、浙一带自古就是鱼米之乡，历代帝王无不以此作为征敛财赋重地。大业年间，隋炀帝开凿江南大运河，将江浙粮食和珍宝通过船运往京都。唐代漕运已空前繁忙，但以苏州到嘉兴一段运河载满皇粮的漕船，秋冬季节要顶西北风行进，不背纤很困难。可纤道在澹台湖与运河交接处却有宽约三百米的缺口，需填土作堤；但这样做会切断诸湖经吴淞江入海的通路，且堤坝也会被水冲决。因而苏州刺史王仲舒决定广驳纤道，建桥湖上，并捐自己的玉质宝带充桥资，宝带桥因此得名。</p>
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