How long is Su Causeway?

By March 2023, Su Causeway will be 2,797 meters long.

Su Causeway, formerly known as Sugong Dike, is a tree-lined levee that runs through the north and south scenic spots of the West Lake, with a total length of 2,797 meters. It was built for dredging the West Lake by Su Shi (1089), a scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, when he was the magistrate of Hangzhou. There are six bridges on the dike, namely Yingbo, Suolan, Wangshan, Dike, Dongpu and Guohong, which are simple and beautiful. Su Shi once wrote a poem: "I came to Qiantang to expand the lake green, and the women on the levee competed for Changfeng." The sixth bridge spans the Tianhan River, and Beishan begins to connect with Nanping. "

Flowers and trees are planted all over the embankment, including weeping willows, peach blossoms, begonia, hibiscus and wisteria. Whenever winter passes and spring breeze blows, Su Causeway is like an elegant messenger of spring, with willows sandwiched between banks and bright peaches.

Many ornamental flowers and trees, such as Magnolia, Cherry Blossom, Hibiscus, Osmanthus fragrans, are also planted in Su Causeway, which are colorful all year round. Time series changes, the morning is dark and sunny, the atmosphere is different, and the scenery is different. The picturesque scenery makes Su Causeway a place that people can enjoy all the year round. During the Southern Song Dynasty, a lake market was once formed here.

Su Causeway attractions:

Just opposite the entrance of Shangri-La Hotel on Beishan Road, you can see the Sixth Bridge in Su Causeway, which is the "Crossing Hongqiao" on the edge of Changzhai. The bridge is a semi-circular stone arch bridge with a length of 2 1. 1m, a clear width of 4.3m and a single span of 8.1m. Built in the Northern Song Dynasty, the bridge site moved slightly in the Ming Dynasty. It is the only mobile bridge site in Su Causeway Sixth Bridge, with the longest length and large single span. After 9 years of the Republic of China, the bridge deck was changed from stone steps to slopes.

It was connected with Gengjiabao Port in the past. If you don't want to walk the long embankment, you just want to see the scenery. This is the best place to experience Su Causeway, and it is not far from Beishan Road, looking at the lonely mountain in the east and the wind and lotus in Quyuan in the west. It is also very convenient to go home, especially when the sunset is refreshing, and the breeze on the railing can make you feel inexplicably moved.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Su Causeway.