Twenty four bridges

The 24 bridge is a masterpiece of ancient Han bridge construction. In history, the 24 bridge has long been decayed. Now Yangzhou City has built a long bridge and pavilions in the west of Slender West Lake and rebuilt the scenic spots of the 24 bridges, adding a new charm to the ancient city of Yangzhou.

It is a single arch bridge, white marble railings, such as jade belt elegant, like neon lying wave. The whole bridge is 24 meters long and 2.4 meters wide, with 24 columns and 24 floors of platform level, which seems to correspond to 24 everywhere. The white fence is decorated with the relief of clouds chasing the moon. The bridge and the water are joined by the cloud like Lake stones. Around it, there are rich osmanthus plants. People can see the clouds, water, flowers and the moon at any time, and experience the wonderful scene of "the moon night of the 24 bridges".

Twenty four bridges

Twenty four bridge is a masterpiece of ancient bridge construction, located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The twenty four bridge in history has long been decayed in the wasteland. Now Yangzhou City has built a long bridge and pavilions in the west of Slender West Lake and rebuilt the scenic spots of the 24 bridges, adding a new charm to the ancient city of Yangzhou. The No.24 bridge is a single span arch bridge with white marble railings, elegant as jade belt and neon wave. The bridge is 24 meters long and 2.4 meters wide, with 24 columns and 24 floors of platform level, which corresponds to 24 columns everywhere.

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The 24th bridge is located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Du Mu's poem to judge hanchuo in Yangzhou: "on the bright moon night of the twenty fourth bridge, where can jade people teach flute?"

There are two theories about the 24 bridges.

It is said that there are 24 bridges. According to Shen Kuo's MengXiBiTan · bubitan, there were 24 waterways in Yangzhou City in Tang Dynasty, including Chayuan bridge, Daming bridge, Jiuqu bridge, Xiama bridge, zuofang bridge, Xima bridge, Nanqiao, Ashi bridge, Zhoujia bridge, Xiaoshi bridge, Guangji Bridge, Xinqiao, Kaiming bridge, gujia bridge, Tongsi bridge, Taiping Bridge, Liyuan bridge, Wansui bridge, Qingyuan bridge, shenzuo bridge and Shanguang bridge The road gradually silted up. In the song and Yuan Dynasties, there were only Xiaoshi, Guangji, Kaiming, Tongsi, Taiping and Wansui bridges. Nowadays, there are only names of Kaiming bridge and Tongsi bridge.

The name of the bridge is "24", or 24 bridges. According to Li Dou's "Yangzhou Huafang Lu" record 15: "the 24 bridges, namely Wujia brick bridge, a Hongyao bridge, are behind xichuntai." The name of Hongyao bridge comes from Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou man": "the 24 bridges are still there, the heart waves, and the cold moon is silent. Read the red medicine by the bridge, and know for whom every year? " Wujia brick bridge is in the western suburb of Yangzhou. Liang Yusheng uses this theory, and the home of Gu Xiaofeng in Zhuxi lane of Yangzhou is near the bridge. (see Liang Yusheng's record of Ming dy)

Yangzhou has recently restored the 24 bridge scenic area, which is composed of Linglong Huajie, xichuntai, single hole stone arch bridge and wangchunlou. Among them, the stone arch bridge is jade belt shape, 24 meters long and 2.4 meters wide, surrounded by 24 jade railings on both sides. It seems that this new scenic spot is based on the bridge name "24".

"The mountains are far away, the water is far away, and the grass is not withered in the south of the Yangtze River at the end of autumn. On the bright moon night of the 24th bridge, where can jade people teach flute. This poem has been handed down for more than 1000 years and is well known to women and children. The bridge is famous for its poems. The west of Wuting bridge is the location of the 24th bridge.

The name of single bridge has attracted many scholars to fight lawsuits for more than a thousand years. "Yangzhou guchuci" said: "is the bridge, because of the ancient 24 beauty flute here, so the name.". It is said that the 24 bridge was originally a brick bridge of the Wu family, surrounded by beautiful scenery. It was originally a place where scholars gathered and geisha sang. In the Tang Dynasty, there were 24 singing girls, each of whom was beautiful and light. They once came here to play flute and flute on the night of the moon. They met Du Mu by chance. One of them presented a special flower to ask Du Mu to write a poem.

The legend is beautiful, and some unofficial history says that it was the work of emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. The twenty fourth bridge, that is, the name of emperor Yang was changed by the number of singing girls, but it can only be appreciated by later generations. Shen Kuo is famous for his preciseness in Song Dynasty. In bubitan, he researched the 24 bridges one by one, and proved that Yangzhou had 24 bridges, which proved that Yangzhou was worthy of the title of "bridge town". In a dream of Red Mansions, Cao Xueqin borrows Daiyu's homesickness and specially mentions: "spring flowers and Autumn Moon, beautiful waters and mountains, 24 bridges, relics of Six Dynasties....". Zhu Ziqing, a litterateur, once recalled his hometown with passion: "there are many historic sites outside the city, such as wenxuanlou, tianbaocheng, leitang and the 24 bridges.".

The 24 bridge is a single span arch bridge with white marble railings, elegant as jade belt and neon wave. The bridge is 24 meters long and 2.4 meters wide, with 24 columns and 24 floors of platform level, which seems to correspond to 24 columns everywhere. On the pure white fence, the relief of colored clouds chasing the moon, the cloud like Lake stones stacked at the junction of the bridge and the water, and the fragrant osmanthus planted all around make people see the clouds, water, flowers and the moon at any time, experience the wonderful scene of "the moon night of the 24 bridges", and think of Du Mu's romantic stories in those years.

Next to the bridge is the flute Pavilion, which is small and chic. There is a platform in front of the pavilion, surrounded by stone seats. If you are in the moonlight night, there are dozens of singing girls. Dressed in plain makeup, playing flute and flute on the stage is graceful and melodious. The moon in the sky, the lights in the boat and the waves on the water blend together, making people feel like they are marching in the Milky way. The sound of Xiao on the bridge, the song on the boat and the laughter on the shore gather together. At this time, chant "three parts of the moon night in the world, two parts of the scoundrels are Yangzhou". You will surely be praised for Xu Ning's exquisite description of the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, the scenery was called "Chuntai Mingyue", which was destroyed after Jiaqing. But the topography, the river and the harbor still exist.

In 1986, the state and local governments allocated 2.46 million yuan to design the restoration plan according to the records of Yangzhou's Huafang Lu, the album of hanshang eight sceneries. Chuntai bright moon painted by Yuan Yao, a famous painter in Yangzhou, and the map of Qianlong's grand tour to the south. Covering an area of about 7 hectares, the scenic spot is a group of classical garden buildings, including the newly-built 24 bridges, Linglong Huajie, xichuntai, shizige, double eaves Pavilion, Jiuqu bridge, and then Wangchun tower, trestle, Jingxiang library, etc.

Its layout is zigzag, its structure is broad and abstruse, and its undulation is scattered. The turning point of each side is a landscape painting, which becomes a scenic spot of "Qianlong Water Tour". The corridor on both sides of the lake stretches according to the cloud wall, and the land road and waterway are parallel. The whole scenic spot plays a role of connecting the past and the future in the artistic conception of "two dykes of flowers and willows all depend on the water and all the way to the mountain".

Characteristic customs

There are small self driving boats in the scenic area, and the price of electric boat is 35 yuan. In the South Gate of the scenic spot, there is a boat rental for the festival activities of Slender West Lake Park. The opening hours of Slender West Lake Park are 6:3017:30 (the opening hours are 18:30-22:00 after March 20). The ticket price is about 80-100 yuan. The best travel time of the park is March and June, which is also the most beautiful time of the park. The ticket price of thin West Lake Park is 120 yuan in off-season and 150 yuan in peak season. Senior citizens over 70 years old can enjoy half ticket discount with ID card; children under 1.2 meters can enjoy free ticket, 1.2-1.4 meters can enjoy half ticket; student groups with more than 20 people can enjoy discount with student card.

Practical information

admission ticket

Free, included in the ticket of thin West Lake Park

Opening Hours

6: 30-18:00, ticket time: 7:00-17:30, 18:30-22:00

Traffic information

External transportation Railway: since April 18, 2004, Yangzhou has opened passenger trains. At present, there are direct express trains to Beijing and trains to Shanghai, Hankou, Xi'an and Guangzhou.

Highway: Yangzhou West bus station is located at the intersection of Hanjiang, middle Jiangyang road. There are express passengers to Nanjing and Zhenjiang from 6:00 to 18:00 every day, every 20 minutes. It's only an hour's drive to Nanjing by expressway. It's only 45 minutes' drive to Zhenjiang railway station. It takes five minutes to ferry across the Yangtze River..

Yangzhou bus station is located at the junction of Jiangyang middle road and Jiangnan. It mainly starts from the East, North and inter provincial long-distance buses. There are more than ten express buses to Shanghai (crossing Jiangyin Yangtze River Highway Bridge) from 6:40 to 16:00 every day. The journey is 35 hours and the ticket price is 70-90 yuan (depending on the model). Shanghai Yangzhou, the most convenient should be the car, from Hongqiao Road 211 Xujiahui passenger station to take the transportation Daewoo bus to Yangzhou, 3-4 hours drive, ticket price is 86 yuan; you can also take the train to Zhenjiang in the new station, get off from the bus station next to Zhenjiang railway station to Yangzhou, about 1 hour drive, ticket price is 13 yuan.

Internal transportation Yangzhou main scenic spots Bus Guide: bus West Station - No.21 - thin West Lake - No.1 - Geyuan - No.1 - Heyuan - No.19 - bus west station Taxi: most of them are Santana and Fukang, the starting price is 6 yuan, no matter where you take a taxi in the city to the scenic spots, you can generally get there within 10 yuan. If you are interested, you can also take a tricycle. The price is about 5 yuan.

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