Yingxiang Bridge

Yingxiang Bridge

Yingxiang bridge, first built in the south of Jinze in the Yuan Dynasty, is a famous yuan style bridge in the south of the Yangtze River. It is similar to a modern highway bridge. Contemporary bridge experts call the bridge the originator of "continuous simply supported" beam bridge.

history

Why did Kanazawa build this epoch-making bridge at that time?

After the Mongolian people perished in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty established a political power. The Court adopted a appeasement policy: on the one hand, it recruited the Song Dynasty's "legacy ministers", on the other hand, it protected the Song Dynasty's cultural relics. After the yuan army entered Jinze, it protected and maintained the cultural relics, and vigorously developed the construction of bridges and temples in Jinze to prosper the economy of the ancient town.

Jinze Yihao temple was built by the Southern Song Dynasty emperor Zhao Gou and Prime Minister Lu Yihao, and it is the largest temple in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty government selected Jinze to build Yingxiang bridge, in order to improve the historical value of Yingxiang bridge.

Yingxiang bridge has a special shape. The bridge is made of brick, wood and stone. The bridge columns are made of bluestone. The stone columns are used as beams. The beams are densely lined with Phoebe. The outer sides of the bridge deck are covered with water polished square bricks to protect the wooden beams. It is a beam type five hole brick bridge, 34 meters long and more than 2 meters wide. The bridge deck without railings is a typical yuan style bridge, and the sign is the characteristic of the bridge after the founding of the people's Republic of China in Yuan Dynasty.

In Xitu of Yingxiang bridge, a large-scale Wanshou temple was built in Yuan Dynasty, with nearly 100 nuns and the name of "little Tianzhu" in the south of the Yangtze River.

value

Since the Yuan Dynasty, because of this pair of sister bridges, people's close contacts between Jinze and Liantang towns have been increased. From Xiangfan and festival contacts to business contacts, this sister bridge has added new vitality to the exchanges between the two towns.

Yingxiang bridge in Jinze was the economic prosperity Center of the ancient town in the yuan and Ming Dynasties. Baimi port was in the south. Agricultural products and cash crops from all walks of life were distributed on both sides of Yingxiang bridge. People came and went, and there was an endless stream.

Many literati visit Yihao temple and Yingxiang bridge and Wanshou temple.

At that time, Yingxiang bridge was one of the eight ancient sceneries in Jinze. It was like a rainbow lying on the Yanbo river. It had the beauty of "the moon is printed on the river, and the water and the sky are the same color". It became the unique scenery of "Yingxiang night moon".

Sister bridge: Yuqing Bridge

Yingxiang bridge also has a sister bridge, which is located in Liantang Town near Jinze. Jinze and Liantang are both "water towns" with a long history. During the period of JINGDING of Song Dynasty, Mingyuan temple and Chongfu temple were built in the four villages of Liantang. There were more than 100 monks, and the temple was destroyed by fireworks. However, the two old apricot silver trees in the temple were still luxuriant. This is the evidence of history. As like as two peas in Jinze, the Yuan dynasty built a meta bridge in the four rural areas of the Tong Tang, the so-called "Yu Qingqiao".

Yuqing bridge is 25.95 meters long and 2.6 meters wide. It is a three hole beam brick bridge. The two bridges connect the village houses. It rises in the air. It is strategically located and majestic. The completion of the bridge not only developed the scenery of the water town, but also promoted the traffic of Liantang. The bridge is like a rainbow lying on the waves.

After they named Yingxiang bridge and Yuqing bridge sister bridges, they made a special study on the construction and materials of the two bridges. The two bridges have strong structure, experienced more than 600 years of ups and downs, and are vigorous and upright. First, they are made of exquisite materials, all of which are precious nanmu, which is estimated to be redundant materials for the construction of Yihao temple and Mingyin temple Because of the exquisite construction technology, the bearing capacity of the bridge deck is calculated very accurately, the bridge type is exquisite and durable, which proves that the level of bridge construction at that time has entered a new era.

Traffic information

1. Shanghai Qingdao line: there are many flights at Jinling intersection of Pu'an Road (beside the people's Square). The ticket price is 6 yuan. It goes to Qingpu bus station.

2. Qingjin line: just transfer at Qingpu bus station and get off at Jinze town. There are many flights and the ticket price is 4 yuan.

Address: Yingxiang bridge scenic area, Jinze town

Longitude: 120.92016

Latitude: 31.03136

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