Shangyu ancient Silk Road

Shangyu ancient Silk Road

Guqiandao, also known as Guantang and yundaotang, is located in the Shaoxing Xiaoshan section of the Yuanhe River in Shaoxing County. It was built by Meng Jian in the 10th year of Yuanhe in the Tang Dynasty (815).

geographical position

It stretches for more than a hundred miles, or it is built along the river, or it is built under the bridge, close to the pier, or it is built on the water in a wide area of the river. The materials used are qingtiaoshi and Qingshiban, known as "Baiyu Changdi". After the completion of the project, the boat transportation is convenient. It was rebuilt in Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty and Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt in 1983 and 1989. Among them, from the ruanshe Taiping Bridge to the qianqingban bridge, a multi hole low beam bridge was built in the river for several miles, which is like an iron chain. The bridge pier is made of flat stones. Each bridge deck is paved with three huge stone slabs. The width of the road is 1.5 meters and the span of the hole is 2 meters. One section is 502 meters long with 149 holes, and the other section is 377.4 meters long with 112 holes. With a long history and unique shape, it is rare in China.

Human history

After the middle of Tang Dynasty, Shaoxing's porcelain, silk, tea and yellow rice wine became bulk commodities and were sold to other places in large quantities. Land transportation could not meet the needs. It was in the urgent need to develop waterway transportation that the construction of the track began in the period of Tang, yuan and he. For more than 1000 years, countless working people with ropes on their shoulders have been walking along this track, pulling boats along with difficulty, making great contributions to the development of Shaoxing's economy. Guqian road is an original bridge road combination road created by the ancient Yue working people, which stretches nearly 75 kilometers. There are two existing sections, one is 502 meters long with 149 bridge holes, and the other is 377.4 meters long with 112 bridge holes. So far, the most intact one is on the canal from Keqiao to Qianqing. On both sides of the river, the ancient path is mostly in the deep water and wide river. Its subgrade is made of stone piers, which are about 0.5 meters above the water surface. The bridge deck is made of three stone slabs about 3 meters long and 0.5 meters wide, so it has the reputation of "white jade dike". Along the canal, the track sometimes faces the water on one side and the shore on the other; sometimes faces the water on both sides and lays flat in the water. It is like a ribbon, winding to the extreme of the water sky. Because the ancient track is near the water, it can be carried by pedestrians, and it seems to be the mainstay in case of strong wind and waves, which can offset the impact of wind and waves on ships.

According to the first edition of Shaoxing county annals of the Republic of China: "from the east of the county city, 100 Li arrived at Cao'e, which was the Confucian way of the Siming Dynasty; from the west, 100 Li arrived at Qianqing, which was the martial way."

Linkong road. The stone city line, stretching 200 Li, has its origin The eastern section of this ancient path was built in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. "Yuejueshu" volume eight: "Shanyin old waterway, out of Dongguo, from the county Yangchun Pavilion, to the county 50 Li." In the 140th year of Yonghe reign of emperor Qingdi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Zhen, the governor of Kuaiji, diverted the water from the 36th source of huijishan district and built a dike to store water. After the completion of large-scale water conservancy project Jianhu, the east section of guqiandao was surrounded by Jianhu water system. Jiaqing's Shanyin county annals Volume 4: "the river outside the city, the RI canal, came from the west, the East Shanyin, through Fucheng to xiaojiangqiao, and the East Kuaiji, the river carrying water during the Shaoxing period of the Song Dynasty. Ten li to the west of the county, Xiaoshan to the west, Cao'e to the East, more than 200 Li across. According to the old Scripture, "the Jin situ He Xun Lin Jun chiseled this." He Xun (260-319), a native of Shanyin (now Shaoxing) in Kuaiji, once served as the internal historian of Kuaiji. It can be seen from this that the western section of this ancient path was first chiseled in the Western Jin Dynasty. Since then, dredging has been carried out over the years, reaching the Cao'e River in the East and connecting with the West. Jiaqing "Shanyin county annals" Volume 20: "Guantang is in the west of the county, from xiguomen to Xiaoshan County, a total of 100 Li, old name Xindi, namely yundaotang. It was built by Meng Jian in the ten-year observation history of Tang, yuan and he dynasties. In the Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty, Li Liang, the magistrate of the county, rebuilt the porcelain with stone. Later, there was monk Zhan ran. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Yixiang gave birth to Yu Guorui and his wife Xiu. He donated assets for the first time and lost more than ten thousand yuan. It will be completed in a few years. " Since then, it was built in Xianfeng and Guangxu dynasties. In the 36th year of the Republic of China, in order to strengthen the construction of water and land transportation, the "Shaoxing County Guantang Construction Committee" was set up to renovate the ancient railway. After the efforts of several generations, it became what it looks like today.

From time to time, there are stone bridges or arch bridges across the canal on the ancient railway. But I can see the pedestrians on the bridge, the back fiber under the bridge, the boat painting, people in the mirror. There are dozens of stone bridges with various forms, which are the highlight of the canal. The most famous are Yinyu bridge, a single hole stone arch bridge, and Taiping Bridge, a multi span bridge combining arch bridge with high and low stone beams.

Art appreciation

The ancient Silk Road gives people the enjoyment of beauty. Its beauty shows that on the whole, road, bridge, water and boat are integrated, which is a wonderful landscape painting.

It's quite interesting to take a boat in a canopy and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the water town. Many artists come here, or make movies, or photography, or sketching, or experience life. With the development of transportation, the boats on the canal have changed from human driving to mechanical driving, and the function of the ancient railway has also changed from a single boat to a variety of purposes, such as sightseeing and enjoying the scenery of the water town. In the Qing Dynasty, Qi Zhaonan once wrote a poem "white jade long dike road, black awning small painted boat" to describe the scenery of the ancient path.

Xiaoshao canal is located in the south of the canal. It was first built in 815, the tenth year of the Tang Dynasty. It was presided over by Meng Jian, the observation envoy of eastern Zhejiang Province. It was built along the bank for boats to carry fiber. Therefore, it is also called Xiantang and yundaotang. At first it was a mud pond, which was paved with bluestone slabs in Hongzhi of Ming Dynasty. The stone pavement and bank sill are integrated at the solid bank, and the bridge is built when meeting the water surface.

In 1988, as an isolated example of cultural relic buildings, guqiandao was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council. The protection area starts from Shangxie bridge in Keqiao town in the East and ends at Banqiao bridge in Qianqing town in the west, with a total length of 7.5 km.

Ningbo section of the ancient path basically does not exist, Xiaoshan section is only three kilometers long. As early as 20 years ago, Shaoxing section has been announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council. Since then, as a tourist attraction, Shaoxing ancient Silk Road has become one of the necessary scenic spots for tourists to enjoy the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, and even a scene for films and TV dramas. The ancient Silk Road in Shangyu section has also been included in the list of municipal cultural security units.

However, Xiaoshan ancient railway, which is in the same line with Shaoxing and Shangyu ancient railway, is not included in the list of cultural relics protection. For nearly half a century, the ancient railway in Xiaoshan has been destroyed seriously. Five years ago, a Guantang bridge in hepingqiao village, Xintang street, collapsed. The 300 meters section of niangqiao and xingtou village, which are considered to be the best preserved, has also been paved with cement.

Scenic Spot Tourism

For those who are excited when they hear ancient Chinese characters, they won't be too disappointed to be here. The ancient Silk Road in the Keqiao area of Shaoxing is still preserved,

It is also the center of the ancient path.

It is also called Xiantang. It is on the Bank of the East Zhejiang canal between Xiaoshan, Shaoxing and Shangyu. In the early Ming Dynasty, Li Liang, the magistrate of Shanyin County, used stones to build an earthen dike and pond on the Bank of the river for the observation of eastern Zhejiang in the Tang Dynasty. The ancient fiber road center is located in Keqiao area of Shaoxing. There are two kinds of buildings, one is built near the river and the other is built by breaking the water.

Do you remember Mr. Lu Xun's "social drama", the bustling scene of a large group of naughty children shuttling among the audience, as well as the wupeng boats parked on the ancient path, and the boatman sitting in the bow watching the local customs of the social drama. If you catch up, you can still see wonderful social drama performances and wupeng boats full of boats on the ancient track near Keqiao. Even if you don't catch up with the social opera, you can hire a boat to shuttle through the narrow path and enjoy the unique flavor of Shaoxing, a cultural ancient city.

Scenic spot information

Address: located in Shaoxing section of Zhedong canal

Admission: Free

Transportation: take No.5, No.15, No.16, no.605 in Shaoxing City to Keqiao.

Travel Tips

1. If you happen to catch up, you can still see wonderful social drama performances on the ancient Silk Road around Keqiao.

2. Hire a black awning to linger on the ancient path, which is the unique style of Shaoxing, an ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River.

3. You may not think that Keqiao is also the location of China Textile City and the largest textile market in Asia.

Address: No.43 Zhenxi Road, Shangyu District, Shaoxing City

Longitude: 120.8108580473

Latitude: 30.006954269935

Ticket information: free.

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