Nine eye Bridge

Located in Jinjiang District of Chengdu City, Jiuyan bridge, formerly known as Hongji bridge or Zhenjiang bridge, was first built in 1593 of the Ming Dynasty and was built by Yu Yilong, the then governor. There are nine holes under the bridge, which was renamed Jiuyanqiao when it was repaired by Governor Li Shijie in 1788.

Nowadays, Jiuyanqiao is one of the gathering places of bars in Chengdu. The bar street here is the symbol of night culture in Chengdu. There are hundreds of bars on the street, most of which have open-air seats. Each bar is small and can only hold a few tables. As night fell, the river was ablaze with lights. Tourists can choose a small shop that they like and the price of wine is appropriate. They can enjoy the scenery by the river while drinking good wine.

Nine eye Bridge

Located in Jinjiang District of Chengdu City, Jiuyan bridge, formerly known as Hongji bridge or Zhenjiang bridge, was first built in 1593 of the Ming Dynasty and was built by Yu Yilong, the then governor. It is a large arch bridge with stone railings and stone deck. It is 4 meters long, 3 meters wide and 3 meters high, with 9 holes under it. In 1788, when it was repaired by Governor Li Shijie, it was renamed Jiuyanqiao.

It was rebuilt in 1790. In 1988, a new cross steel frame cement precast bridge was built on the west side of Jiuyan bridge. From the base point of the bridge, it is about 120 meters long and 25 meters wide. At the north end of the bridge, there is a car passage across the East and West, forming a semi vertical cross bridge. The ancient nine eye bridge was removed in the winter of 1992.

history

Jiuyanqiao was built in the 21st year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1593 AD), which has a history of 400 years.

geographical position

Jiuyanqiao, Jinjiang District, Chengdu

Landscape around the bridge

Bridges are bows, towers are arrows

The bridge, as its name suggests, has 9 holes. It was originally called Hongji bridge, also known as Zhenjiang bridge. It is the largest stone arch bridge on Jinjiang River. The ancients love to use "Changhong lying wave" to describe the magnificent stone arch bridge, but Jiuyan bridge is not a "Changhong", but a "curved bow". Not far from the south of the bridge, there was a Huilan tower (commonly known as white tower) built at the same time as the bridge, which formed a unique landscape of "the bridge is a curved bow and the tower is an arrow".

Historical changes

Huilan pagoda has seven floors, with a tin alloy "Baoding" on the top. When the sun bathes the tower, from a distance, the nine eye bridge and Huilan tower are like a giant bow with a silver arrow, which is spectacular. It's a pity that in 1945, a rare fire broke out in Chengdu. The brick and wood Huilan pagoda was left with only one base. The arrow, which had been standing on the Bank of Jinjiang River for 352 years, was destroyed. People replaced Huilan Pagoda with Chongli Pavilion of Wangjiang tower. From another point of view, "the bridge is a curved bow and the pavilion is an arrow" is still the same as it used to be.

The story of the bridge

Legend one

Under the fifth hole (the largest and highest middle hole) of the bridge is a "sea eye", which can lead to the sea and is unfathomable. As a result, some good people often throw coins or copper coins under the bridge, trying to estimate the depth by the time the coins fall to the bottom. The author is young and can't see or hear the money falling to the bottom. I only saw the adults turn their ears to their necks and say something in their mouth: "Ho Ho, woman Shenluo, I haven't heard it fall to the bottom yet!" who knows where the little coin was washed by the waves.

Legend 2

It means that tie Guai Li, one of the eight immortals, rose from the nine eye bridge. Strange to say, on the deck of the nine eye bridge, which is inlaid with thousands of red sand stone slabs, there is a stone slab at the north end, which is different from others. There is a pit in the shape of footplate on it. Some men try it with their feet, just a full foot. Because Li Tieguai was lame, he could only pedal on the ground with one foot when he ascended to heaven. I remember that people who went for a walk on the Jiuyan bridge to watch the scenery would always surround the stone slab, compete with their feet, and tell the "Legend of the stone slab" to the foreigners in the past with relish.

Before the 1950s, the Jiuyanqiao area was a busy water wharf. To get out of Chengdu and go to Chongqing by water, you had to take a boat from here. And the goods transported by water from other places have to be landed here.

The dock is thriving for firewood

Jiuyanqiao water wharf is on the South Bank of Jinjiang River, which is the beach in front of Baitasi. Every day, just after dawn, a lot of boats are moored there, ready to go to Leshan. Boat owners are sitting in the bow boasting, or to the shore of a small tea shop to drink tea. The water wharf in the morning is a little cold. The tavern I was in didn't have much business either, but in the afternoon, the dock became lively. The porters, rickshaw pullers and snack vendors gathered here. The path from the shore to the dock was crowded. The reason is that all the boats full of Aoki and okaki have come back from Leshan. At that time, Chengdu did not like to burn coal. People used firewood to cook, and there was a great demand for firewood. Leshan, Ebian and Hongya are rich in Qingmu, Gangmu and pine. If local people want to sell the wood, they have to transport it to Chengdu by water, which makes Jiuyanqiao prosperous.

When the owner's goods arrived, the boatman's work was finished. They went ashore in twos and threes to have tea in the tea shop and drink in the pub. And the owner of the boat yelled out: "we've moved the goods!" At once, the coolies with big arms and round waists gathered around them, and the boatman hired them at a very low price to carry the firewood out of the boat, go down to the shore, and send it to the firewood shop on the street along the river.

There are many firewood shops in Shuijin street, Shuijing street and Huangsan lane near Jiuyanqiao. The owners of the firewood shop often come to my pub for a drink. They are quite familiar with me. Although they only order a plate of salt and peanuts, drink two liang of wine, and even eat meat, they all have a lot of money. The owners of firewood shops don't go out to sell firewood. They wait for the buyers to come every day. They are very leisurely. They usually give the firewood to the second course firewood dealers.

Most of the peddlers are poor people from Lezhi and Anyue. They live in a lot of rotten houses in Huangsan lane. They get a few bundles of firewood from the owner of the firewood shop, and then soak some water to make the firewood rise, so that it looks more. Then they spread some mud outside the firewood, divide it into more bundles, and take it to the city to sell it to households, so as to make some profits. The layman doesn't know these "tricks". Following the firewood business, it was the coffin business. Shuanghuaishu street is a famous coffin street in Old Chengdu, which specializes in coffins. These shops have no signboards, no small workers, and few people pay attention to them on weekdays. There is no funeral, and few people come here.

The poor on the dock

In Jiuyanqiao Shuima hair family, the only way to get rich is to have rich bosses. People who work hard here are miserable. Those who carry goods and pull carts earn only enough money for a day's hard work. Occasionally, they have extra money, either for drinking or gambling. More people use hard-earned money to eat opium. Near the Jiuyanqiao, there are only the lowest level cigarette shops. These cigarette shops are set up in the dilapidated wooden house, which is a shop with nothing else. Unlike the high-end restaurants on Chunxi Road, there are women wrapping cigarettes and beating their backs for guests. Coolies living in Jiuyanqiao are ragged and crowded together to eat opium. Even if there is business, they have to be addicted to it before they go out to work. Once these people become addicted to cigarettes, they will not have the strength to pull a car or carry goods, and eventually become "Bridgers".

There are nine holes in the old Jiuyan bridge. The one at the end of the bridge is gradually away from the river due to long-term siltation of river mud. Beggars, vagrants and the poor who can't find a way to live for the time being all live here and become "Bridgers". It stinks all day and is very dirty. Sometimes when you pass by, you can see a person under a broken straw mat, showing two thin feet. It's really miserable. It's the same in the cave, and it's the same on the bridge. Jiuyanqiao is the "people's city" of Old Chengdu. In my spare time, I often go to the bridge. It's a place where poor people sell their children. Rich people in Chengdu need bookboys, grooms and old ladies to choose from. I once saw an old man in the countryside, whimpering and leading a little girl on the bridge. Behind the girl's neck, there is a "straw sign". After the old man sold the girl to a man in the residence, he bought a pot helmet with the money and handed it to the girl. Then he went down the bridge crying. It's not surprising that such scenes are common on the nine eye bridge.

Dragon Boat Festival

The busiest time of Jiuyanqiao water wharf is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. On that day, people in the city rushed to the east gate to watch the dragon boat race. Naturally, this activity was organized by the leading adults in Chengdu at that time. These military and political dignitaries also come out to have fun under the name of the Dragon Boat Festival.

On weekdays, the boats at the water wharf have changed. The owner of the boat put up colorful flags on the boat and hung red silk on the bow and stern of the boat. When the masters and ladies came, they lifted the curtains in the cabin and invited them to take their seats. There are clean tables, good food, good wine, fragrant tea and smoke lamps in the cabin. After the masters and wives took their seats, they were comfortable in the boat to see the scenery and set up the dragon's gate array.

When these people arrive, the Dragon Boat Festival can begin. The journey of the dragon boat is about the section of the river from Xinnanmen to Wangjianglou. On the Bank of this section of the river, and on the nine eye bridge, there were people watching the excitement. Everyone cried out to cheer the boatman. Those who are in charge of drumming are standing on the bridge, beating the drums as hard as they can. After the bugle sounded, the boatmen all rowed hard, not only to shame the boatman,

Chinese PinYin : Jiu Yan Qiao