Shenquan Bridge

It is 600 meters northeast of shenquanpu village, dongxiaocun Town, Yanggao County. It was built in 1625, the fifth year of Qiqi tomorrow. The single hole arch bridge is 30 meters long, 6.82 meters wide, 7.25 meters long, 4.62 meters high, and 1.9 meters from the vault to the bridge deck. The stone carving dragon head is in the middle of the arch. The bridge deck is now paved with asphalt stones to form a highway bridge, which is well preserved except for the bridge railings.

Shenquan Bridge

It was built 600 meters northeast of shenquanpu village, Dongxiao Town, Yanggao County, Shanxi Province. It was rebuilt in 1625, the fifth year of Qiqi tomorrow. The single hole arch bridge is 30 meters in length, 6.82 meters in width, 7.25 meters in span, 4.62 meters in height, and 1.9 meters from the vault to the bridge deck. The bridge deck is now paved with asphalt stones to form a highway bridge, and the bridge railings are well preserved.

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According to Datong county annals, Shenquan bridge is located in the east of Datong City, a hundred miles away. Open a urn (that is, as the saying goes bridge hole), the upper wing of the stone fence. It will be rebuilt five years later.

Shenquan bridge is the throat of dongjingji Datong highway. The stone arch bridge runs east-west and is built between two cliffs and a ditch. With a total length of more than 100 meters, the terrain is a "manger shaped".

Shenquan bridge is located in shenquanbao village, dongxiaocun Town, Yanggao County, Shanxi Province. There is a ditch between the East and west of shenquanbao on g109 national highway, and Shenquan bridge is built on this ditch. A few years ago, beside the Shenquan bridge, there were trees and flowing water under the bridge. At the east end of the bridge stood various stone tablets.

In the 1980s, there were still many springs in shagouli. The water kept flowing all the year round. The spring water was clear and sweet. Later, due to various reasons, there was no spring water, but the wetland could still be seen. Now it has dried up.

It is said that immortals often drink horses here. For the convenience of immortals, the local people built this bridge, named Shenquan bridge. The northwest corner of the bridge is the Laoye Temple group, while the southwest is the granny Temple group. On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, people nearby take all kinds of clay dolls to the granny temple for incense. Those who have no children pray for a boy or a girl, while those who have children but are under 12 years old pray for their children to be healthy and safe. Granny temple was destroyed by the war, and now only the ruins are left. However, there are still many people burning watches and offering incense here on the eighth day of April. People still believe in the aura of Granny temple. This ancient custom has been completely inherited. It can be seen that at the beginning, it was a spiritual place to respond to every request.

Shenquan bridge spans the East and West ends of the ditch. The construction material of the bridge is local unique bluestone. The front and back span is about 50 meters and the height is about 30 meters. This stone arch bridge is composed of several arches. Each stone arch is carved with dovetail grooves, and then connected with dovetail to form an integral arch bridge. From a distance, it looks like a goose egg stuck in the ditch, and the animal head on the north side of the bridge is damaged. There is a small monument at the end of the bridge, which is a list of donors for the reconstruction and a monument of merit and virtue to preside over the reconstruction of the bridge. However, due to the long history and the baptism of war, there are still some man-made reasons that have disappeared. Only a few of the remaining steles were reused, and a canal was built at the end of the bridge. According to the records of these stone tablets, the bridge has a history of more than 500 years. Before the construction of the second-class highway bridge in the early 1980s, it was the only main road connecting the East and West forts, and even the only way to Hebei and Beijing. Judging from the records on the stele, this road used to be an official road, the only channel from Datong mansion to Xuanhua mansion to Beijing.

Nearby attractions

Shenquan bridge is located in the north of East shenquanbao bridge

Shenquan bridge is 6.5km away from Wulong gorge. Wulong gorge is located at the bottom of Cetian Reservoir area, 1km south of e Mao Village, Datong County. There is a long gorge in the middle. There are volcanic lava on both sides of the gorge. Washed by the river for hundreds of millions of years, it forms a natural gorge of 10km long and more than 100m wide. In the gorge, willows, green grass, clear streams, green cliffs, rocks, flowers, black boulders, gurgling springs, blue waves, scaly lake water and small boats Ten to wear. It is a picturesque natural scenery. There are abundant natural and cultural landscapes, as well as Wulong spring, Wulong beach and Wulong cave.

Shenquan bridge is about 1 km away from Shenquan Temple volcano. Shenquansi volcano is located in the northwest of shenquansi village, Yanggao County. It is located in the east wing of Datong Basin. It is a rare and precious natural heritage in East Asia. It is a typical relic of Quaternary crustal movement. Shenquansi volcano is the eastern part of Datong Volcanic Group. Shenquansi volcano is distributed in Chenzhuang Xubao fault. Chenzhuang Xubao fault is NE trending fault, and most volcanoes are distributed along the fault. The content of pyroclastic eruptions in Shenquan temple is small, the volcanic eruption coefficient is small, and the volcanic eruption is mainly overflow type.

Shenquan bridge is about 1 km away from the Paleolithic cultural site of Shenquan temple. The Paleolithic site of Shenquan Temple discovered by Weiqi in 1988. The site covers an area of about 100 square meters. The associated animal fossils include przewalskii wild horse, rhinoceros, chaktu antelope, cattle, etc.

Shenquan bridge is about 7.5km away from the xujiayaoren site. The xujiayaoren site was excavated by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1976 to 1977. The site contains human fossils, a large number of stone products, ancient horns and abundant mammal fossils. Human fossils include fragments of parietal and occipital bones, teeth and jaws of Xujiayao people. One of the complete right parietal bones is the largest fossil found in China in recent years. Xujiayao people are the descendants of "Beijingers". They migrated westward about 100000 years ago. They met "Datong Lake" and settled here. The culture of Xujiayao people is represented by stone products and bone horn vessels. There are more than 14000 stone products, including scrapers, pointed vessels, carving vessels, stone drills, choppers, stone balls and other forms. Only 1079 stone balls were found, which is rare. Other stone tools are small and fine in shape, which is an important transitional link between Beijing culture and Shiyu culture. There are more than 20 species of animal fossils, including wild horse, rhinoceros, gazelle, gazelle, wild boar, wolf and tiger.

Shenquan bridge is about 15 kilometers away from the ancient castle tombs. The Han tombs of ancient castle in Yanggao County are located in an ancient town 60 miles south of Yanggao County, covering an area of 19 square kilometers. There are 58 tombs in the area of Xujiayao, jinjiawa, danjiayao and anjiazao. There are 25 tombs on the East Bank of nanliyuan, 15 tombs on the West Bank, 8 tombs on the north and 10 tombs on the east of the ancient castle. The main soil seal is about 4-6 meters, and the perimeter of the soil seal is 30-50 meters Rice. The preservation is basically complete.

Address: shenquanbao village, dongxiaocun Town, Yanggao County

Longitude: 113.7476348877

Latitude: 40.350730565918

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