大运河的意义在于连接，它不仅在地理上联合沟通了中国大地南北向的水路交通，同时以一种文化意义上的象征和传承，把源远流长的历史和如今现代的城市连接起来。“嘉兴扣”步行桥的设计秉承这种连接的精神。连续而简洁飘逸的桥身造型灵感来源于嘉兴特产的丝绸绸带，而盘旋而上的“扣”则来自于中国传统服饰上的重要元素“盘扣”。

 

我们希望这座步行桥像盘扣一般将运河两岸聚拢和联系，贯通自古城文化轴到嘉兴南湖景区的步行交通，同时也希望它成为大运河精神在现代的一个新的展示。

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The significance of the Bejing-Hangzhou grand canal relies on connection. Geographically it connects the south-north water system in China’s majesty land, and culturally it also serves as a connection between the history and today’s modern city. The design of “The Knot” pedestrian bridge bears the concept of connection. The simple yet elegant span derives from the woven silk of local Jiaxing while the overall shape of the spiral ramp takes reference to the button element in traditional Chinese clothing, the “Pan Kou” knot.

 

We hope this bridge will bring both sides of the canal together like a knot, connect the pedestrian traffic through Jiaxing’s old city culture axis to public open space around South lake. Also it serves as a piece of modern manifesto for the historical grand canal.