Introduction to Xiachuan Bridge: Xiachuan Bridge is located in the East Lake Scenic Area in the urban area. It is a 3-hole stone beam bridge spanning from north to south. It was built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1875-1908). The bridge deck is 10.40 meters long and 1.65 meters wide. There are 11 stone steps in the south of the bridge, 3.70 meters long, and 10 stone steps in the north of the bridge, 3.50 meters long. There is a couplet on the bridge: "Cut out a stretch of water from Jianhu Lake and shrink it into a picture of three mountains in Yinghai." The three characters "Xiachuan Bridge" are engraved on the side of the bridge board.

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