Du Lindeng Bridge

Du Lindeng Bridge

Dulin Dengying bridge, also known as Dulin bridge. Located in the center of Dulin Town, Cangxian County, Cangzhou, it is a three hole open shoulder arched stone bridge across the Hutuo River. It was built in the 22nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1594) and consumed 20000 taels of silver. In the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the Hutuo River burst into two big and small holes on the West Bank. In 1907, Wang Yintong, a native of Guangxu, spent six years to complete the reconstruction.

Scenic spot description

In Dulin Town, 15 kilometers west of Cangzhou, where the old Canghe road meets the old Hutuo River Road, there is an old stone bridge, formerly known as Dengying bridge, which is a key cultural relic protection unit in Hebei Province. The bridge body is composed of three arches and two small arches. The two small arches are suspended on the spandrels at the junction of the three arches. The bridge body is supported by two streamlined piers. The bridge is 66 meters long, 7.8 meters wide and 11.3 meters long. There are stone sculptures on both sides of the top of the middle arch, which protrude out of the bridge and open their teeth. On the left and right arches, there are stone lion heads with fierce eyes. On the top of the two small arches, there are sacred water beasts shaking their heads and exploring their tails. On the stone railings and pillars on the bridge deck, there are relief pictures and stone monkeys, stone lions and other animals with different postures I'm a student.

According to Ruan Shangbin, the salt transport envoy of Changlu, and Wang Yintong, the former name of Dulin was Dengying town. It crossed both banks of Hutuo River and traveled north to Beijing and Tianjin. The merchants who came and went from there traveled with each other. Although there were boat ferry since ancient times, it was very inconvenient for passengers and goods. During the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, Liu Shangyou, a good man, witnessed the difficulty of boat crossing and proposed to build a stone bridge to facilitate salt transportation. The salt transportation envoy Ruan Shangbin and the governor of Yingzhou, Liu yukuan, donated money. With the help of local gentry, merchants and charity people, the bridge was built in 1594 with 20000 taels of silver. During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the Hutuo River overflowed, and two large and small holes at both ends of the bridge were blocked. Those who are good at righteousness want to repair it many times, but it costs a lot of money, and the project is arduous. Fourteen years later, Wang Yintong, a native, was determined to rebuild the Dengying bridge. He spared no effort to raise money for the bridge. After six years, the bridge was repaired and completed. However, Wang Yintong was also heavily in debt. He followed the monks and Taoists to collect money to repay the bridge debt.

brief introduction

The bridge is made of stone. It is a three hole arch bridge with stone piers at the bottom. It is 66 meters long and 7.8 meters wide. It is 9 meters high and 11.3 meters in diameter. There are many kinds of figures, monkeys, lions and other reliefs on the pillar. The carving is exquisite and vivid. It is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

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Address: Center of Dulin Town, Cangxian County, Cangzhou City

Longitude: 116.7352142334

Latitude: 38.339679718018

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