Horseshoe Bridge

Horseshoe Bridge

Horseshoe bridge, also known as warm spring bridge, is located 100 meters east of East warm spring village, Changning town. The bridge is a stone slab bridge in the countryside on the tributary of Qinghe River. It has no grand scale and exquisite carving. However, it is famous for its simple and natural charm and unique natural landscape, especially for its extraordinary legend.

Historical records

According to the cultural records of LUANNAN COUNTY, "it is said that Li Shimin, the king of Tang Dynasty, once crossed this place on the road during his eastern expedition to Koryo, leaving traces of Horseshoes on the bridge deck, so he named it horseshoe bridge." Li Shimin's personal expedition to Korea is true. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Korea, Baiji and Silla were in tripartite confrontation. In the 16th year of Zhenguan (642), Gao Liquan killed King Gao Jiancheng by Gai Suwen and established himself as molizhi. He joined forces with King Yici of Baiji to attack Xinluo. Xinluo turned to Tang Dynasty for help.

In the 19th year of Zhenguan (645), Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, took Gaoli's disobedience to the instruction of "don't attack Xinluo" as an excuse, and in February of spring, the pro unification army of 100000 set out from Luoyang to march to Korea. Pull cover Mou City, set its land for Gaizhou, Du Liao water, Ke Liao east city. After that, he continued to attack Anshi for a long time. From Luoyang to Koryo, it must pass luanzhou. This legend is in line with the background of the time. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty, a stele (1.5 m × 0.6 m) was erected at Qiaotou. Stele: it is said that when the king of the Tang Dynasty passed this place on Zhengdong Road, general Yuchi Jingde lost his way and fell into the stone. Blood stained the sand and stone.

Another theory is that Xue Lizheng's East Road passed here, and his horse was thirsty. He was only a well to the southwest of the bridge. When the horse arrived at the well, the man and horse fell into the well. Xue Li quickly reined in the horse. The horse power pedals the well platform and makes it difficult to stop. Because the horse stopped too hard, deep horseshoe marks were left on the bluestone board of the well platform, and the blood from the broken hoof penetrated into the stone board, and the spots of blood were clearly visible. After that, the well was called horseshoe well, and the stone bridge near the well was horseshoe bridge.

In the 1990s, the water wells were still in existence, and the red hoof shaped pits on the stone slab of the well platform were still clear. Today's well has been abandoned and the stone slab has disappeared. It is not known whether it is a folk biography or an association. But there was a person in the history of Xue Li, and the eastern expedition was also true.

Xue Li (614 ~ 683), Rengui, was born in Longmen, Jiangzhou (now Hejin, Shanxi Province), and was good at riding and shooting. In Taizong's time, he enlisted in the army, followed the Korean army, and led Zhonglang general in the right side of the Jin Dynasty because of his outstanding military achievements. He once led his troops to defeat the Turks of nine surnames in Tianshan Mountain. It is said in the army that "the three arrows of the general set Tianshan Mountain, and the soldiers enter the Han pass with a long song.". At the beginning of Qianfeng (666), he took part in the eastern expedition to Koryo, which broke the three cities of nansu, Mudi and cangyan, and then pulled up Fuyu to join Pyongyang. When Koryo came down, Xue stayed in Pyongyang, granted the right Weiwei general and Anton Duhu the title of Duke of Pingyang. This is not the only folklore about Xue Li's expedition to the East. In Leying village, there were several wells arranged in a "one" shape (obviously not the public drinking well), the water was clear and the water level did not rise or fall. It is said that it was the well for drinking horses when Xue Lizheng was in the East. Zhushuijing was destroyed by the 1976 earthquake, so it was buried.

The name of horseshoe bridge originates from the legend of the Tang Dynasty's expedition to Korea. Whether there are historical facts or not, whether the rider is the king of Tang, Yuchi Jingde or Xue Li, it can be said that the stone bridge is ancient. Without the stone bridge, the well was abandoned early, leaving only beautiful memories and legends. After many years of warm spring choking, the earthquake in 1976 again gushed out the spring. At this time, the river was also damaged by the earthquake, silted up and blocked. The villagers were afraid that the spring would not stop flowing and flood discharge would not be smooth and affect the masses, so they blocked the spring and made it sleep in the ground again.

The former site of the pond where the warm spring is located is still recognizable today. The dripping water in the pond five or six feet below the ground is not visible. When you look up, you can only see the lush and lush rice and Shu.

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