Shijing Bridge

Shijing Bridge

Located in Shijing Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Shijing bridge is a relic of the second Opium War. The bridge was built in 1831, 68 meters long and 3.8 meters wide, with six piers. It is a beam type stone bridge.

brief introduction

There are stone railings on both sides of the bridge, and a pavilion is built at both ends. The West Pavilion has been demolished, and the East Pavilion is still there. Pavilion for the rest of the peak, green glazed tile ridge. At the west end of the bridge, there is a stone inscription of "Daoguang Sui CI Xin Mao". Shijing bridge is a historical witness of imperialist invasion of China in modern history. In September 1856, the British sent warships to bombard Guangzhou City on the pretext of the yarrow incident, provoking the second Opium War. In the first month of the second year, France joined the British group

It became an invading coalition and shelled Guangzhou in December. The people of Guangzhou, with a glorious revolutionary tradition, organized regiment training forces to fight against the aggressors. At that time, Shijing township was the most active one in the mass armed forces. Now, on the stone railings of Shijing bridge, there are still bullet holes fired by the invading army at that time.

The legend of shijingqiao

In the past, there was no bridge connecting the East and west sides of the Shijing River. Wooden boats were used to cross the river to the other side. Because people had to go through mud flats when they got on the boat and ashore, they would always make their feet and trousers dirty. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a stone maker named Zhou Hesheng in Shimen. He was very kind-hearted and thought that if only a bridge could be built on the Shijing River to facilitate people. At that time, Zhou Hesheng helped people across the river.

Once, he saw an old man with a head like three winter snow and a beard like nine autumn frost, walking tremblingly in yellow cloth, hemp shoes and crutches. Seeing this, Zhou Hesheng said to the old man, "I'll carry you across the river." After Zhou Hesheng sent the old man across the river, the old man raised his bare foot and said to him, "I lost my shoes. Help me find them." Zhou Hesheng went to the mire and found the shoes back. But the old man said, "help me put it on!" After Zhou Bang put on his shoes, he ran very fast. Zhou Hesheng thought that the old man was not an ordinary person, so he rushed to catch up with him. After catching up, he told him what he thought. The old man said that if he thought so much about the villagers, he would succeed. Then he disappeared. That night, Zhou Hesheng had a dream about the old man. In his dream, the old man taught him how to use what materials and what specifications to build the bridge. Finally, Zhou asked the old man his name. The old man said, "I'm Huang Shi Gong." Soon, the residents of Shijing town raised the cost of building the bridge according to their ability. Zhou himself was the supervisor and finally built the Shijing bridge. In order to commemorate the contributions of Zhou Hesheng and Huang Shigong, a pair of couplets carved in stone is engraved on the west side of the bridge: "Haojin immortal shoes; can pass through Si carriage"; on the east side is "Huangshi on the other side, white rainbow on the cross river".

Address: Shijing Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou

Longitude: 113.23975969744

Latitude: 23.205744690758

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Chinese PinYin : Shi Jing Qiao