The Taiping (Peace) Bridge spans the Eastern Zhejiang Ancient Canal at Ruanshe village, Keqiao town, Shaoxing County.  

First built in 1620, the 48th year of the Wanli Period of the Ming dynasty, and rebuilt in 1858, the 8th year of the Xianfeng Period of the Qing dynasty, it is a long bridge of a stone arch structure and a stone beam structure. The 40-meter bridge has a 8.4-meter-long, 3.5-meter-wide span. On either side of the single arch foot is a towpath made of flat block stones. This structure enabled pedestrians to walk across the bridge while allowing boat trackers walked through under the bridge. For this reason, it is now known as a flyover bridge of ancient times. The bridge was so designed that big boats could pass under the arch bridge while smaller dark-awning boats could sail through under the beam structure of the bridge. This design was typically meant to give manifold functions to a bridge in the region of many rivers.  

The Taiping Bridge not only boasts a unique design, but also displays an ingenuous workmanship in decoration. On each of the 4 balusters on the top of the bridge is carved with a squatting lion. Male lions have a ball under the foot and female lions take care of baby lions, showing vigor, might, and strength. Besides, on the other columns and fence boards on the bridge slopes are also carved with fortune patterns  such as lotuses, flowers and musical instruments, chesses, books, and pictures. Since 1991, the first pier and second pier of the northern beam structure of the bridge have been repaired several times.  

The bridge has been on the list of cultural relics under provincial-level protection since 1989.