Ancient Hangzhou-Xuanzhou Road, Ancient mountain passage in Zhejiang, China.
The Ancient Hangzhou-Xuanzhou Road is a surviving 1,500-metre stretch of the old courier road between Xuanzhou and Hangzhou, paved with river cobbles. It runs from Shuangxikou Guanshang village in Anji county, Huzhou, south to Dusong village in Baizhang town, Yuhang district, Hangzhou, passing Dusong Pass. Four old bridges stand along it, among them Baochang Bridge, and it still serves as a footpath between villages.
The road was built in the Tang dynasty as part of the old route between Lin'an and Jiankang, linking Xuanzhou with Hangzhou. The surviving 1,500-metre stretch runs from Shuangxikou Guanshang village in Changshuo, Anji county, north to Dusong village in Baizhang, Yuhang district, Hangzhou, passing Dusong Pass. On 25 May 2006 this section and the pass were listed in the sixth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.
The name Hangzhou-Xuanzhou Road records the old post road between Xuanzhou and Hangzhou, part of the route from Lin'an to Jiankang. The surviving 1,500-metre stretch through Dusong Pass is paved with river cobbles and still serves as a footpath between the villages of Shuangxikou Guanshang in Anji and Dusong in Yuhang.
The surviving 1,500-metre stretch runs between Shuangxikou Guanshang village in Anji county, Zhejiang, and Dusong village in Yuhang district, Hangzhou, passing Dusong Pass. It is paved with cobblestones and still used as a village footpath, so walkers share it with residents. Four old bridges lie along it, including Baochang Bridge.
The 1,500 m surviving stretch, paved with cobblestones and crossing four old bridges including Baochang Bridge, was listed on 25 May 2006 with Dusong Pass as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. It is still used as a footpath between villages.
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