Baling bridge scenic spot

Baling bridge, formerly known as Baliqiao, is located on qingni River, 4km west of Xuchang city. It is said that it is the place where Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, left Cao tiaopao. Baling bridge has been famous ever since. The original bridge is more than 3 meters above the water surface, which is a three hole Qingshi bridge. The bridge is 90 meters long, with willows on both sides. The scenery is pleasant. Beside the bridge is a stone tablet named "Han Wu Di Tiao Pao Chu", which was erected by Zuo Liangyu, the general of the late Ming Dynasty.

Baling bridge scenic spot

Baling bridge, formerly known as Baliqiao, is located on qingni River, 4km west of Xuchang city. It is said that it is the place where Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, left Cao tiaopao. Baling bridge has been famous ever since.

historical origin

Baling bridge is more than 3 meters above the water surface, which is a three hole Qingshi bridge. The bridge is 90 meters long, with willows on both sides. Beside the bridge, there is a stone tablet named "Han Guandi Tiao Pao Chu", which was erected by Zuo Liangyu, the general of the late Ming Dynasty. Another stone tablet is Ci Cao Shu, which is well preserved. During the reign of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, four stone tablets were erected with clear words. The inscription discusses the process of Guan Yu's Ci Cao's gold and choosing his robe, praising him for "returning to the Han Dynasty according to Cao for a long time, leaving Yingzhou with the heroic style". He said that he regarded high officials and high salaries as dirt, and praised him for his "deep love and righteousness for thousands of years, and the scholars and the people fighting to worship Han Yun Chang". In the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, Fu Zizhi's Xu Zhou Ji recorded Zhen Ruzhou's nostalgic poem, which said: "the willows are soaked in the four dikes of the wild water, and the remains of the tablet beside the road are recorded in the previous dynasty. At the place of the long bearded horse's horizontal sword, the ancient Yingfeng Bali bridge

The original shape of the bridge changed early. Later, due to the construction of water conservancy, the original bridge has been demolished, and only one stone carving of CI Cao Tu is left.

Historical development

The temple on the west side of the bridge was built by later generations in memory of Guan Yu. The temple is a courtyard with three entrances, including Mountain Gate, bell and Drum Tower, main hall, wing room, Taoist temple, etc., with statues of Guan Yu, Cao Cao and the second lady. Among them, the statue of Guan Yu Lema is full of vitality, valiant and valiant, the ancient cypresses in the temple are towering, and there are many steles.

In the spring of the fifth year of Jian'an (AD 200), Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou and defeated Liu Bei. The battle of xiapi subdued Guan Yu. Cao Cao respects Guan Yu. After returning the promise, we should treat it well. Yu is well aware of the new grace, but he does not forget the old master. He protects the second lady and looks for her brother thousands of miles away. Cao regretted it and went to baling bridge to present his robes and wine to preserve his journey. Yu suspects that he is deceitful. He immediately goes to the bridge, picks his robe with a knife and bows to it. And began to ride alone for thousands of miles, the feat of passing the customs. In order to respect Guan Yu's loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and bravery, a temple was built in the west of the bridge.

Shiliang river runs across the scenic area, baling bridge is like a crescent moon; weeping willows move to the dyke; natural scenery is wild; ancient road remains monument, emerald cypresses are still beautiful. It is a famous scenic spot on the Three Kingdoms strategic tourism line of China's cultural relics tour.

Address: West Section of Xucheng Avenue, Xuchang City, Henan Province

Longitude: 113.786022

Latitude: 34.022476

Ticket information: 25 RMB

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