Xijin bridge in Yongkang

Xijin Bridge

synonym

Xijin bridge in Yongkang generally refers to Xijin bridge (Xijin bridge, Guli Town, Yongkang City)

Xijin bridge is located in Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province, China. It is a stone bridge with wooden structure and double eaves built in the Qing Dynasty. It runs from north to South and crosses the Yongkang river. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province.

Xijin bridge (listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit on August 29, 1997) is located at the intersection of Nanyuan Road and Xijin Road, Guli Town, Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province. It was built in 1718, the 57th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, and rebuilt in 1807, the 12th year of emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty. For the stone pier wooden gallery bridge, north-south trend, across the Yongkang river. It has a total length of 166 meters, a width of 4 meters, 12 piers and 13 holes. There are 58 houses built on the bridge deck, with double eaves and hard hilltops. Five of them are pavilions on the top of the mountain. Three beams, left and right single step beam. At the south end of the bridge, there are six links and one Pavilion. It was overhauled in 1988-1989.

The pier of Xijin is higher than the shore, so it is navigable. On the stone pier, wooden beams are erected and planks are laid. On the stone pier, 58 bridge houses are built, with pavilions in the middle and double eaves on both sides. One step beam, Xie hilltop, yin and Yang tile, wind and rain. On both sides of the wooden wall window lattice, for the fence overlooking. Bridge benches are set between the bridge columns for pedestrians to rest. The unique feature of Xijin bridge lies in its strong bow like body pointing directly to the upstream. It's hard to see when you climb the bridge. It is against the traditional saying that "the river wants to bend, the bridge is straight". This "deviant" novel design really adds a lot of style to Xijin bridge. Now it is a cultural relic protection unit of Zhejiang Province.

Historical evolution

Xijin bridge is a famous scenic spot in Yongkang City. According to Yongkang county annals, Xijin bridge was built in 1718 A.D. in the 57th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. In the early years of Yongzheng, the wooden bridge was rebuilt into stone piers and a bridge corridor was built on it. Xijin bridge is famous for its longest ancient corridor bridge in China so far. It has been included in the book "history of Chinese Bridge Architecture" edited by famous bridge expert Professor Mao Yisheng. In 1987, the people's Government of Yongkang county built the Xijin bridge on a large scale. Professor Mao Yisheng wrote the name of the bridge himself.

Now it has been selected as the "Xijin dream seeking" of the "ten sceneries of Yongkang", and the poem says: "the snow waterfall contains the water in autumn, and the Shuangxi river flows around the moon. Looking for a dream on Gaomian bridge, I have time to talk about the old monument in Qingxi. "

At first, the site of Xijin bridge was a floating bridge, which was called Xiafu bridge. During the Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty (1488-1505), there was a ferry named Xijin ferry. Zhengde nine years (1514) had built a bridge, was destroyed by floods.

In 1718, the monk Zhihe raised money to build a wooden bridge. In the early years of Yongzheng (after 1723), he proposed to build a stone bridge to cover the house. In the early years of Qianlong (after 1736), Zhang Zhumei, the county magistrate, changed wood to stone. Jiaqing five years (1800), again destroyed by floods. Jiaqing 12 years (1807) rebuilt, built stone pier wooden structure of the bridge, 70 Zhang long, 1 Zhang 5 feet wide, covering 65 houses. This is the main body of the existing Xijin bridge. In 1856, the bridge was repaired.

Xijin bridge corridor

It is said that in 1922, part of the wooden structure of the bridge was washed away by floods. In 1930, the bridge was destroyed by fire, and then repaired. Two piers and three holes were removed.

In 1950, Xijin bridge was repaired. In May 1982, it became a key cultural relic unit at the county level. From 1988 to 1989, the bridge was repaired again.

On August 29, 1997, Xijin bridge became a cultural relic protection unit in Zhejiang Province. Since then, there have been two large-scale maintenance work in 1997-1998 and 2005-2006.

present situation

Xijin bridge is now in the style of Jiaqing period. It is a north-south stone bridge with wooden structure and double eaves. It has a total length of 166.4 meters, 14 piers, 13 holes and 58 houses. Between the columns of the upper eaves of the bridge house, a bridge stool is installed in every other room along the width direction of the surface. The north of Xijin bridge is about 0.42 meters higher than the south, showing a trend of higher in the north and lower in the south. In addition, the bridge body points directly to the upstream, and the arc curve slightly to the downstream, which is contrary to the traditional idea of "the river wants to bend, and the bridge is straight". It has a unique idea that one end of the corridor bridge can't see the other end in the distance.

The double eaves of the bridge house are on the top of two slopes, and the double eaves of the bridge tower rest on the top of the mountain. There are Sanhua gable gate and approach gate at both ends. There are pavilions on both sides of the Strait.

Couplets

On the east side of Mingjian Bridge pavilion, the north and South upper eaves columns are hung separately

“

A journey to the ancient ferry with reed leaves and fishing sails

”

——Sign: "Ma Shixiao book".

On the west side, the north and South upper eaves columns are hung separately

“

Huide will last forever and be grand again

”

——Signature: "Zhu guantian book".

The west side of the eaves column hanging between the north and the South:

“

The past is like smoke, reading the mulberry fields and the sea. It looks like brocade everywhere. It's half pine stone and half peach blossom

”

——Sign: "Liu Jiangshu".

On the east side of the secondary room of the bridge pavilion, the upper eaves hang:

“

Heaven and earth, one beach, sound far away, three mountains, dark color heavy

”

——Signature: "Jiang Dongshu's book".

Plaque

"Xijin bridge" and "Mao Yisheng May 1989" are suspended on the west side of the bridge pavilion. running script.

On the west side of the southern section, there are "guangqianyuhou" and "shamonghai". running script.

In the west side of the North trump, "Yi Chuan Pu Du" has already been in the late spring. running script.

In the east of the Ming Dynasty, there were "Jiahui Wandai" and "Mao Zhaoxi's book in September 1989". official script.

On the east side of the southern section of the second section of the second section of the second section of the second section of the second section of the second section of the second section of the second section of the third section of the third section of the third section of the fourth section of the fourth section of the fourth section of the fourth section of the fourth section of.

In the north, the second section is suspended to the East: "Shuangxi Liuyue" and "Ge Donglu, September 1989".

Epitaph

In the 1980s, Yongkang county government set up an inscription on the west side of the south end of Xijin bridge. After reconstruction in 1998, a new granite stele was set up on the east side of the south end of the bridge, which is composed of the body and base of the stele. The size of the body is 100 mm × 70 mm, and the base is Xumi type, 20 mm × 120 mm. The characters are in regular script.

Folk spread

Wuyi County, adjacent to Yongkang City, also has a sister bridge similar to Xijin bridge, which is called Shuxi bridge. According to folklore, the Xijin bridge and the Shuxi bridge were built at the same time, inviting each other to compare who built them for a longer time. In the process of construction, Wuyi workers relied on the width of the river to lay bricks and wood, while Yongkang workers tried every means to build the bridge into a zigzag shape. After the completion of the bridge, although the Shuxi bridge is long, it can see the end at a glance, while the Xijin bridge, restricted by the narrow river channel, is crooked, but it can't see the other end at a glance, so it won the "victory". In fact, this kind of rumor is not true after all. The construction history of Shuxi bridge was earlier than that of Xijin bridge in Southern Song Dynasty. But we can see people's love for Xijin bridge.

Address: Xijin village, Guli Town, Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 120.02635948531

Latitude: 28.896185335215

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