ancient towpath

It lies on the Xixing canal. It is a great wonder on the Xiaoshao canal. It can be called a unique water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Xiandao, also known as yundaotang, Xindi, Guantang road and Guandao, is also known as Xiantang road. It is a road for people to walk. After the middle of Tang Dynasty, Shaoxing's porcelain, silk, tea and yellow rice wine became bulk commodities and were sold abroad in large quantities. Land transportation could not meet the needs. It was in the urgent need to develop waterway transportation that the construction of the track began in the period of Tang, yuan and he. In 815, a large-scale dredging was carried out. In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it was rebuilt as a stone wall. After that, it was repaired many times. For more than 1000 years, countless working people with ropes on their shoulders have been walking along this track, pulling boats along with difficulty, which has made great contributions to the development of Shaoxing's economy. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the water town by taking a boat with an awning. Many artists come here, or make movies, or photography, or sketching, or experience life. In 1988, as an isolated example of cultural relic buildings, guqiandao was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council. Guyiao road is a kind of Bridge Road combination road created by the ancient Yue working people. It stretches nearly 75 kilometers, and the most intact one is still on the canal from shangxieqiao, Keqiao Town, Shaoxing County, to Qinhuang section, Qianqing Town, on the South Bank of the Grand Canal in eastern Zhejiang Province. This section is divided into two types: one side near water, one side near bank and two sides near water, with different forms of arch bridge and beam bridge. The single-sided water facing type has its subgrade and pond body stacked with stones, and the pavement is paved with stone slabs; the two-sided water facing type is divided into two types: solid fiber road and stone pier bridge. Stone pier bridge, known as chain bridge, is mostly in the water depth and river width. Its subgrade is made of stone piers, which are about 0.5 meters above the water surface. The bridge deck is made of three stone slabs about 3 meters long and 0.5 meters wide, so it has the reputation of "white jade dike". There are two existing sections, one is 502 meters long with 149 bridge holes, and the other is 377.4 meters long with 112 bridge holes. Along the canal, the track sometimes faces the water on one side and the shore on the other; sometimes faces the water on both sides and lays flat in the water. It is like a ribbon, winding to the extreme of the water sky. Because the ancient track is near the water, it can be carried by pedestrians, and it seems to be the mainstay in case of strong wind and waves, which can offset the impact of wind and waves on ships.

ancient towpath

The ancient Silk Road, located in Shaoxing section of the Zhedong canal, runs through the whole territory of Shaoxing from east to west. It is not only a passage for ancient people to sail and carry silk, but also a barrier for ships to avoid wind and waves.

The ancient Silk Road, lying on the Xixing canal, is a wonder on the Xiaoshao canal, which can be called a unique water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Xiandao, formerly known as yundaotang, is a road for people to walk on.

geographical position

Guxiandao is located in the section from Keqiao to Xiaoshan of Yuanhe River in Shaoxing County. It was built by Meng Jian in the 10th year of Yuanhe of Tang Dynasty (815). It is also known as Guantang and yundaotang. It stretches for more than a hundred miles, or it is built along the river, or it is built under the bridge, close to the pier, or it is built on the water in a wide area of the river. The materials used are qingtiaoshi and Qingshiban, known as "Baiyu Changdi". After the completion of the project, it will be transported by boat

It's convenient. It was rebuilt in Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty and Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt in 1983 and 1989. From Ruan she Taiping Bridge in Keqiao district to Banqiao bridge in Qianqing town in Keqiao District, a low beam bridge with many holes was built in the river course for several miles, which is like an iron chain. The bridge pier is made of flat stones. Each bridge deck is paved with three huge stone slabs. The width of the road is 1.5 meters and the span of the hole is 2 meters. One section is 502 meters long with 149 holes, and the other section is 377.4 meters long with 112 holes. With a long history and unique shape, it is rare in China.

Human history

After the middle of Tang Dynasty, Shaoxing's porcelain, silk, tea and yellow rice wine became bulk commodities and were sold to other places in large quantities. Land transportation could not meet the needs. It was in the urgent need to develop waterway transportation that the construction of the track began in the period of Tang, yuan and he. For more than 1000 years, countless working people with ropes on their shoulders have been walking along this track, pulling boats along with difficulty, making great contributions to the development of Shaoxing's economy. Guqian road is an original bridge road combination road created by the ancient Yue working people, which stretches nearly 75 kilometers. There are two existing sections, one is 502 meters long with 149 bridge holes, and the other is 377.4 meters long with 112 bridge holes. So far, the most intact one is on the canal from Keqiao to Qianqing. On both sides of the river, the ancient path is mostly in the deep water and wide river. Its subgrade is made of stone piers, which are about 0.5 meters above the water surface. The bridge deck is made of three stone slabs about 3 meters long and 0.5 meters wide, so it has the reputation of "white jade dike". Along the canal, the track sometimes faces the water on one side and the shore on the other; sometimes faces the water on both sides and lays flat in the water. It is like a ribbon, winding to the extreme of the water sky. Because the ancient track is near the water, it can be carried by pedestrians, and it seems to be the mainstay in case of strong wind and waves, which can offset the impact of wind and waves on ships.

According to the first edition of Shaoxing county annals of the Republic of China, "from the east of the county to Cao'e, it is the Confucian way of Siming; from the west to Qianqing, it is the Confucian way of Wulin. The stone city line, stretching 200 Li, has its origin

the Warring States period

The eastern section of this ancient path was built in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. "Yuejueshu" volume eight: "Shanyin old waterway, out of Dongguo, from the county Yangchun Pavilion, to the county 50 Li." In the 140th year of Yonghe, Emperor Qingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Zhen, the prefect of Kuaiji, led the water from 36 sources of huijishan district to build a dike to store water. After the completion of large-scale water conservancy project Jianhu, the east section of guqiandao was surrounded by Jianhu water system. Volume 4 of Shanyin county annals of Jiaqing: "the river outside the city, the RI canal, came from the West and entered Shanyin in the East. It passed through Fucheng to xiaojiangqiao and entered Kuaiji in the East. It was also a river carrying water in the Shaoxing period of Song Dynasty. Ten li to the west of the county, Xiaoshan to the west, Cao'e to the East, more than 200 Li across. According to the old Scripture, "the Jin situ He Xun Lin Jun chiseled this."

He Xun (260-319) was born in Shanyin of Kuaiji (now Keqiao District of Shaoxing City) and was once an internal historian of Kuaiji. It can be seen from this that the western section of this ancient path was first chiseled in the Western Jin Dynasty. Since then, dredging has been carried out over the years, reaching the Cao'e River in the East and connecting with the West. Jiaqing "Shanyin county annals" Volume 20: "Guantang is in the west of the county, from xiguomen to Xiaoshan County, a total of 100 Li, old name Xindi, namely yundaotang.

It was built by Meng Jian in the ten-year observation history of Tang, yuan and he dynasties.

During the reign of emperor Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, Li Liang, the magistrate of the county, rebuilt the stone. Later, there was monk Zhan ran. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Yixiang gave birth to Yu Guorui and his wife Xiu. He donated assets for the first time and lost more than ten thousand yuan. It will be completed in a few years. " Since then, it was built in Xianfeng and Guangxu dynasties. In the 36th year of the Republic of China, in order to strengthen the construction of water and land transportation, the "Shaoxing County Guantang Construction Committee" was set up to renovate the ancient railway. After the efforts of several generations, it became what it looks like today.

From time to time, there are stone bridges or arch bridges across the canal on the ancient railway. But I can see the pedestrians on the bridge, the back fiber under the bridge, the boat painting, people in the mirror. There are dozens of stone bridges with various forms, which are the highlight of the canal. The most famous are Yinyu bridge, a single hole stone arch bridge, and Taiping Bridge, a multi span bridge combining arch bridge with high and low stone beams.

Art appreciation

The ancient Silk Road gives people the enjoyment of beauty. Its beauty shows that on the whole, road, bridge, water and boat are integrated, which is a wonderful landscape painting.

It's quite interesting to take a boat in a canopy and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the water town. Many artists come here, or make movies, or photography, or sketching, or experience life. With the development of transportation, the boats on the canal have changed from human driving to mechanical driving, and the function of the ancient railway has also changed from a single boat to a variety of purposes, such as sightseeing and enjoying the scenery of the water town. In the Qing Dynasty, Qi Zhaonan once wrote a poem "white jade long dike road, black awning small painted boat" to describe the scenery of the ancient path.

Xiaoshao canal is located in the south of the canal. It was first built in 815, the tenth year of the Tang Dynasty. It was presided over by Meng Jian, the observation envoy of eastern Zhejiang Province. It was built along the bank for boats to carry fiber. Therefore, it is also called Xiantang and yundaotang. At first it was a mud pond, which was paved with bluestone slabs in Hongzhi of Ming Dynasty. The stone pavement and bank sill are integrated at the solid bank, and the bridge is built when meeting the water surface.

Cultural relic architecture

In 1988, as an isolated example of cultural relic buildings, guqiandao was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council. The protection area starts from shangxieqiao, Keqiao street, Keqiao District in the East and ends at Banqiao, Qianqing Town, Keqiao District in the west, with a total length of 7.5 km.

Ningbo section of the ancient path basically no longer exists, Hangzhou Xiaoshan section is only three kilometers long. As early as 20 years ago, Shaoxing section has been announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council. Since then, as a tourist attraction, Shaoxing ancient Silk Road has become one of the necessary scenic spots for tourists to enjoy the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, and even a scene for films and TV dramas. The ancient Silk Road in Shangyu section has also been included in the list of municipal cultural security units.

Xiaoshan ancient fiber road, which has the same origin as Shaoxing, Keqiao and Shangyu ancient fiber road, has no chance to be protected. For nearly half a century, the ancient railway in Xiaoshan has been destroyed seriously. The remains of the ancient Silk Road are also "worried about life"

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