Desheng Bridge

Desheng Bridge

Desheng bridge is the name of the bridge, known as Desheng bridge in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, Desheng bridge in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, and Desheng bridge in Wuhan City, Hubei Province

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Desheng bridge is the name of the bridge, known as Desheng bridge in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, and Desheng bridge in Kunming City, Yunnan Province.

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Desheng bridge in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province

Desheng bridge is located in the middle of Desheng road in the west of Yingkou City, Liaoning Province.

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Desheng bridge is located in the middle of Desheng road in the west of Yingkou. In the summer of 1900, the Tsarist Russian invaders attacked Yingkou and bombarded wutaizi Fengjun barracks in taijiatun (now Yingkou department store) to the West in an attempt to destroy Yingkou West Fort. The Fengjun general led Qiao Ganchen and other soldiers to resist tenaciously. After hearing the news, the boxers stationed in Xida temple and Laoye Temple fought back together to defeat the Tsarist Russian aggressors and retreated to niujiatun, east of Yingkou railway station. According to Yingkou county annals, "there are dozens of boxer bandits (referring to boxer warriors), armed with short knives, directly attacking the enemy. The tsarist Russia was afraid of being attacked by the enemy, so they quickly retreated to the southeast. "The boxer warriors are valiant and high spirited. They sing a song of triumph. They come back from victory and pass by this small wooden bridge. In memory of the Chinese people's defeat of the Russian invading army, people called this small wooden bridge "victory bridge".

In the Russo Japanese war on Chinese territory, the Japanese aggressor army defeated the Tsarist Russian aggressor army and occupied Yingkou. After 1935 (the 24th year of the Republic of China), the Japanese built a small wooden bridge. The "swallow wings" on both sides of the bridge are stone foundations, and the bridge body is wooden board. After that, it was repaired several times. In 1989, when Yingkou urban construction department was building Desheng Road, the small wooden bridge was demolished and rebuilt into a concrete rammed bridge, with a length of 8.36 meters and a width of 36 meters. There are 7 concrete columns on both sides of the bridge, and iron pipes pass through the middle. There are cement road islands on the East and west sides of the bridge. The name of the bridge is still used today. In the west of Yingkou, most of the place names named after "Desheng" are related to Desheng bridge.

Desheng bridge in Kunming, Yunnan Province

Since August, the New Fourth District of Kunming has been divided into four parts with Desheng bridge on Panlong River as the midpoint. If so, Desheng bridge will become the intersection of new Kunming City, which is a geographical intersection as well as a historical intersection. Desheng bridge is one of the oldest bridges on Panlong River. The mother river of Kunming, Panlong River, flows slowly under the bridge. For hundreds of years, as a witness of Kunming's history, many unforgettable stories have happened around Panlong River and Desheng bridge.

The earliest story happened at the beginning of Yunnan Province, which was called "Yunnan Province". That is to say, Yunnan Province was not a local institution at that time, but an organization dispatched by the central government of the Yuan Dynasty to Yunnan Province (the provincial office in Xingzhong, similar to the office of the Commissioner dispatched by the provincial government to the prefecture today, of course, at a higher level). At that time, saidianchi weisiding, the governor of Yunnan Province, saw the floods in Dianchi Lake and Panlongjiang River and made great efforts to rectify them. He led the people of Kunming to dredge Haikou, which greatly lowered the water level of Dianchi Lake (at that time, the water level of Dianchi lake went directly to Guandu. Guandu ancient town is a real ferry, where snail shells can be found so far). Afterwards, Songhuaba Reservoir was built to nourish Kunming water source, dredge Panlong River, and build many stone bridges on the river. Saidianchi weisiding has made great contributions to the construction of Kunming, and has been deeply loved by the people. His cemetery is on the side of Songhuaba Reservoir, where he is worshipped all the year round.

In 1915, Yuan Shikai went against the trend and tried to restore the monarchy. Cai E, Luo Peijin, Li Genyuan and Tang Jiyao launched a "national defense war" in Kunming. People from all walks of life in Yunnan firmly supported the national defense movement and the national defense war, and devoted themselves to the national defense war of "rebuilding national peace". On December 25 of that year, the national defense forces vowed to launch a northern expedition at the national defense gate near Desheng bridge. The first route army led by Cai E went north to Sichuan and defeated Yuan Shikai's troops in Luzhou. The second route army led by Li Liejun left Guangxi. Yunnan's courageous act of being the first in the world shocked the whole country, and all provinces declared to seek yuan's independence one after another. Yuan Shikai's reactionary regime collapsed in a wave of denunciation, and Yuan Shikai died on the toilet.

In 1945, after the victory of the Anti Japanese War, China's politics was complicated and the civil war was overcast. People from all walks of life in Kunming, represented by teachers and students of Southwest Associated University and Yunnan University, set off an upsurge of anti civil war, which offended the Kuomintang authorities. A series of tragedies broke out immediately in Kunming: Mr. Li Gongpu was killed, Mr. Wen Yiduo delivered his famous "last speech" at Yunda Zhigong hall, and was killed the next day, followed by the July 15 student movement, the December 1 student movement, Pan Yan and other four students, which shocked the whole country. On March 17, 1946, tens of thousands of people from all walks of life held a public memorial ceremony for the four martyrs in Kunming. The public memorial ceremony was held from the Huguo gate to deshengqiao.

Of course, Panlongjiang and deshengqiao have witnessed many farces. In 1969, in the "Red Sun Square" not far from Desheng bridge, there was a "sea reclamation oath meeting", which began to destroy the water system of Dianchi Lake, hurt nature and cause untold nuisance, and ruined a fresh and beautiful Dianchi Lake. In the words of Luo Binwang, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, such a criminal act is "the common envy of the people and the gods, and heaven and earth do not allow it". Therefore, after smashing the gang of four, the culprit in charge of this movement was severely condemned. When it comes to this group of sinners, Kunming people are still gnashing their teeth.

Looking back on the past and looking back on the present, it makes people think deeply about the three words of "victory bridge" -- what factors can lead to "victory" from ancient times to modern times? It goes without saying that those who win by virtue win, and only those who win by virtue live in heaven and earth. Today, the four districts of Kunming are redrawn, with Desheng bridge as the center. In other words, each district starts from "Desheng Desheng" and extends to the urban and rural areas of Kunming city. Perhaps, this is just a coincidence of geographical division, perhaps, it really contains the meaning of "rule of virtue". In any case, the new area starting from deshengqiao is a good idea, and the construction of new Kunming in the 21st century will start from Desheng.

Address: between Zhongshan Road, Zhonghua Road and Liangdao street, Wuchang District, Wuhan City

Longitude: 114.30469630659

Latitude: 30.552063828005

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