Lujiang Bridge

Lujiang bridge is the largest private bridge in Liling, and it is also one of the few large stone arch bridges built by county-level public assistance before 1949. Lujiang bridge has a history of more than 800 years since it was built. It has been an important part of transportation since ancient times. According to the records of Liling county annals, Lujiang bridge cannot be left alone in a day, nor is it a relationship of one state and one state. The river, Chu and Quzhou are in constant flow of business and travel, and all of them are here. Now Lujiang bridge is still the throat of north-south traffic in Liling City because of its unique geographical location. Liling calendar is the important center of Wu and Chu, and connects the north and south. Before the Southern Song Dynasty, traffic was often blocked in Lushui. In 1136-1137, Zhao Shanjun, a pacifier from Hunan Province, stopped crossing the river in Lushui, indicating that there was no bridge at that time. On the 30th of the first month of the ninth year of Qiandao (1143), the poet Fan Chengda (later served as a political adviser) went to Liling via Pingxiang to write the five laws of the title of Liling post, which says: "the willows are yellow in front of the gate in the county by Lushui bridge. People are rare, mountains and trees are longevity, soil is thin, water and spring are fragrant. In his book the record of Luan, he said: "Bi Nian's new bridge". The name of the bridge is Lushui. It can be seen that the bridge was built in the early and middle period of Qiandao. In the following 800 years, it was destroyed 14 times by water, 5 times by fire and 4 times by soldiers; it was repaired twice in Song Dynasty, once in Yuan Dynasty, seven times in Ming Dynasty, 13 times in Qing Dynasty and once in Republic of China. As an ancient bridge, Lujiang bridge has three characteristics: first, the span of the bridge is large, which is the best preserved and the largest span stone arch bridge in Hunan Province; second, there are well preserved famous bridge steles; third, there are 11 kinds of historical materials from Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China. Now Lujiang bridge has become the cultural landscape of the porcelain city with its simple and vigorous style. In 1996, Hunan Provincial People's government announced it as a provincial cultural relics protection unit.

Lujiang Bridge

Lujiang bridge is a national cultural relic protection unit. Located in the south of Liling City, it was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. It was originally a wooden pier and beam structure. In 1924, Chen Shengfang, a rich gentry in Liling, proposed to build a stone arch bridge. Completed in 1925, the whole bridge was built with gneiss. Kang Youwei wrote "Lujiang bridge". Fu xiongxiang wrote the inscription of Lujiang bridge, which is embedded in the side of xiashou bridge. At the same time, an approach bridge was built to connect the island, which was called "zhuangyuanzhou"

In 2013, the State Council announced Lujiang bridge as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Basic introduction

Lujiang bridge is the largest private bridge in Liling, and it is also one of the few large stone arch bridges built by county-level public assistance before 1949. Lujiang bridge has a history of more than 800 years since it was built. It has been an important part of transportation since ancient times. According to the records of Liling county annals, Lujiang bridge cannot be left alone in a day, nor is it a relationship of one state and one state. The river, Chu and Quzhou are in constant flow of business and travel, and all of them are here. Now Lujiang bridge is still the throat of north-south traffic in Liling City because of its unique geographical location. Liling calendar is the important center of Wu and Chu, and connects the north and south. Before the Southern Song Dynasty, traffic was often blocked in Lushui. In the sixth and seventh years of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1136-1137), Hunan appeased

Zhao Shanjun played to stop the river crossing money, indicating that there was no bridge at that time. On the 30th of the first month of the ninth year of Qiandao (1143), the poet Fan Chengda (later served as a political adviser) went to Liling via Pingxiang to write the five laws of the title of Liling post, which says: "the willows are yellow in front of the gate in the county by Lushui bridge. People are rare, mountains and trees are longevity, soil is thin, water and spring are fragrant. In his book the record of Luan, he said: "Bi Nian's new bridge". The name of the bridge is Lushui. It can be seen that the bridge was built in the early and middle period of Qiandao. In the following 800 years, it was destroyed 14 times by water, 5 times by fire and 4 times by soldiers; it was repaired twice in Song Dynasty, once in Yuan Dynasty, seven times in Ming Dynasty, 13 times in Qing Dynasty and once in Republic of China.

Bridge characteristics

Located in the south of Liling City, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, the Lujiang bridge in Liling, Hunan Province, crosses the Lushui River.

During the reign of Baoyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, the shidun wooden girder bridge was built. It was 200 meters long, 17 meters high and 5.3 meters wide. The bridge was completed until Qing Dynasty. It was destroyed by fire seven times and water 14 times. In 1918, the warlord set fire to the bridge and rebuilt it in 1924. It was 190 meters long, 8 meters wide, 12 meters high, with a maximum span of 16 meters and a foundation depth of 14 meters. A branch bridge was built in the bridge to connect zhuangyuanzhou with a length of 45 meters and 6 holes.

Three characteristics

1、 The bridge has a large span, which is the best preserved and the largest span stone arch bridge in Hunan Province. 2、 There are well preserved bridge steles inscribed by celebrities. 3、 From Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, there are 11 kinds of records of Lujiang bridge.

Historical evolution

Southern Song Dynasty

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty surrounded Tanzhou (Changsha), Liuyang, Youxian, Liling and other counties were destroyed by war, and Lujiang bridge was destroyed. Yuan Zhizheng five years (1245) repair, renamed Zhizheng bridge. In the 12th year of Zhizheng, it was destroyed by the war between the red scarf army and the yuan army.

the ming dynasty

In 1369, the Lujiang bridge was restored. It was destroyed by fire in the first year of Yongle. Since then, nearly 80 years, mainly by boat. Since 1482, a floating bridge from zhuangyuanzhou to Nanmen has been built. If the bridge is built, the floating bridge will be removed. If the bridge is destroyed, the floating bridge will be built again. In Ming Dynasty, the name of the bridge used to be "Lele" and "Huimin".

Qing Dynasty

In the early Qing Dynasty, Heng, Xiang, Liu, Li, you and other places were repeatedly occupied by the Ming Dynasty governor of Huguang between Tong Bing and Li Zicheng's old army, Ming army and Qing army, and Lujiang bridge and the county town were destroyed. From 1752 to 1776, Peng Zhimian, a county gentry, donated more than ten thousand yuan of silver, twice renovated and once repaired. In order to strengthen the wooden beam, every three big trees are connected by iron bars, one vertical and one horizontal, with multi-layer frame. There are dozens of pavilions and shops on both sides of the bridge, such as entering the market. Later, it was destroyed by fire. The whole county raised funds to build the bridge with the help of Peng Duxiu.

The Republic of China

In 1919, the northern army retreated from Liling and set fire to the city. At the same time, they dug dozens of pits on the bridge deck, filled them with cotton wadding and poured kerosene to irrigate the bridge. For a long time, the rich gentry Chen Shengfang proposed to build a stone arch bridge in the 13th year of the Republic of China. He donated 34000 silver yuan and rented 250 stones. Together with 26000 silver yuan from the original Bridge Association, the government allocated funds and the whole county pledged money, raising more than 250000 Silver yuan. Fu xiongxiang, one of the founders of Nanshe, is the major. Chen Shengfang is the project manager and Chen Biyuan is the engineer. A stone arch bridge of 186.7 meters long and 8 meters wide with 2 sets, 9 piers and 10 holes is built about 50 meters upstream of the original bridge site. On the side of the bridge, there is an approach bridge connecting zhuangyuanzhou, on which there is a bridge office. It was completed in 1925. The inscriptions on Lujiang bridge written by Fu xiongxiang are all embedded on the side of xiashou bridge.

On September 12, 1927, Liling agricultural army in Autumn Harvest Uprising joined forces with the second regiment of the first division of the first army of the workers' and peasants' Revolutionary Army in Anyuan, and stormed into the county town. The middle road army once approached Lujiang bridgehead. In January 1928 and February 1928, the peasant army was organized to attack the city twice. During the war of resistance against Japan, Liling was once occupied and the bridge and fence were slightly damaged. After numerous floods and wars, the stone arch bridge of Lujiang River was only slightly damaged and restored.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China

In 1986, Lujiang bridge was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.

On March 5, 2013, Lujiang bridge was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Address: Liling City, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province

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