Toyo Bridge

Toyo Bridge

Dongyang bridge, also known as Wenzhong bridge, is located in Shuiwei, Dongyang village, Xiaocun town. It was built in 1745, and was rebuilt in 1921. It is a cantilever liangmuping corridor bridge.

brief introduction

There is not too much decoration on the bridge, but it looks simple and elegant, like a folk house, which makes people feel very kind. In the old days, there were "eight scenes of Anping" in Anhai, one of which was called "two bridges across the sea".

Double bridge refers to the Anping bridge, which is "no bridge in the world, long this bridge", and the Toyo bridge in Huangdun. Compared with the world-famous Anping bridge, the Toyo bridge is certainly extraordinary.

According to Qing Daoguang's Jinjiang county annals, "in the 23rd year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Lingjin, the prefect, accompanied Shi Jinjian, a Jinshi." According to this calculation, it has a history of 858 years.

However, the Toyo bridge, which is as old as Anping bridge, has a completely different destiny from Anping bridge. While tourists' steps and photographers' spotlights gather on the long body of Anping bridge, the Toyo bridge is quietly combing its few remaining piers

Dongyang bridge has another name: Anping East Bridge, which is abbreviated to Dongqiao by Anhai people. This name corresponds to Anping bridge, another name of Anping bridge is Anping West Bridge. They are not only similar in name, but also in architectural form: they are stone piers and stone bridges.

Dongyang bridge was 660 Zhang long and 1.2 Zhang wide, with 242 waterways, 243 piers and two East-West pavilions. It is only less than the length of Anping bridge (811 Zhang long), only two-thirds of Anping bridge, so it is also known as "Sanli bridge". At that time, the West Bridge and the East Bridge crossed the Anhai Bay, forming a pattern of "Anhai city is surrounded by water, one bridge in the West and one bridge in the East". When you climb the tower beside the bridge, you can have a panoramic view from far and near. It is a magnificent landscape of "double bridges and green grass on the sea side, and the shape of the East and the west is better than that of the lock Changchuan".

The high tower here is not just the West Tower at the end of Anping bridge. There is a West Tower at the end of the West Bridge and an East Tower at the end of the East Bridge. According to an Haizhi, "in the 23rd year of Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Lingjin, the prefect of the Song Dynasty, built the east foreign bridge. After Gao Huilian was transferred to the west of Zhejiang Province, he built seven Mu brick towers at the end of the bridge, which is called" Longxing tower. " This Longxing pagoda "is as high as the West pagoda, twice as high, with a belly of more than Zhang, and the lower layer is stepless", which is no less than the West pagoda. In 1695, after a heavy rain for half a month, the East Tower was completely damaged and disappeared.

Thinking of the past and looking at the present, the West Tower is still there, while the East Tower is absent. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the surrounding area of the West Tower is very busy, but the East Tower has already disappeared. Even the Zhaohui temple on the left side of the tower and the Tzu Chi Palace on the right side of the tower are missing.

It is reasonable that what disappeared is not remembered. But the Toyo bridge has not completely disappeared, and few people remember it.

To find the Dongyang bridge, it must be extremely difficult for those who are not familiar with the streets and alleys of Anhai. They have to make twists and turns in the streets and alleys of Anhai, cross the narrow zigzag street, and follow the dark houses around.

Dongyang bridge crosses between Anhai Huangdun and dongshijinglin, which is the only way from Anhai to Dongshi in the old times. At that time, the highway had not been opened, and the bridge was the only shortcut to connect the two places. Therefore, when the bridge was completed, the people on both sides of the bridge were very happy. Zhao Lingjin, the prefect who presided over the construction of Dongyang bridge, was also very happy. When the bridge was completed, he not only wrote the inscription of Dongqiao in person, but also wrote with great interest: "it's time to drive to enquire about Pingdao. There is no dog barking. There is a stove in the gate. The moon shines on the new cultivated land, and the mountains gather clouds. Plum blossom welcomes me to smile, in order to repay xiaodongjun. " He wrote in the East Bridge inscriptions that "those who face deep danger will now stride slowly without any further obstacles. The old and the young dance together. The viewer stands on the mountain and sighs that it has never been A few words describe the pleasant scenery and the happy mood of the people after the bridge was built.

The origin of history

Although the beautiful scenery remains unchanged, people's mood has changed. In the 36th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty (1557), Japanese pirates invaded Anhai city. In order to resist the invasion of Japanese pirates, Lu Zhongdian, the magistrate of Jinjiang County, built the city with stones in Anhai city. Only half of the city was built. The Japanese pirates suddenly invaded Anhai city. The army and the people were caught off guard. Anhai City sank, and the Japanese pirates burned and plundered the city. Later, Ke Shiqing, the magistrate of Chizhou, Anhui Province, continued to build. Due to the lack of stone, the stone of Dongyang bridge was demolished nearby to make the city foundation. The stone slab on the Dongyang bridge is 4-6 meters long, flat and straight. It is a good material for building a city. People regard it as the most important thing to arrive at Japan and protect the city. Every bridge stone has become a solid cornerstone of the city wall, and the city has become a solid fortress, guarding the peaceful life of Anhai people.

However, as a result, the Toyo bridge was declared abandoned. Moreover, it has been abandoned for more than 150 years. It was not until 1712 that Shi Tao, a native of Anhai, was rebuilt. There is no bridge and no road, so it is inconvenient for people to pass, so they build earth dikes as roads, but the earth dikes are often destroyed by the waves. In the first year of Daoguang (1821), Zhou Shitai, Cai Shizhao and others worked together to rebuild.

At that time, the long bridge revived, and the magnificent landscape of "two bridges across the sea" appeared in Anhang again. In 1879, the famous philanthropists Lin Ruiyou and Lin Ruigang donated more than 1500 liang of silver to renovate the Dongyang bridge The appearance of Toyo bridge deck has taken on a new look.

In the 20th century, although the history of bridge repair in the period of the Republic of China is not recorded in the historical books, a few vague words on the remaining pier tell us that people have been maintaining the Dongyang bridge. The characters engraved on the pier are "Ding Mao of the Republic of China" (that is, in 1927, the 16th year of the Republic of China), from which we can vaguely infer the final maintenance time of the bridge. But at that time, under the Dongyang bridge, it had gradually silted up, and people began to reclaim land from the sea around the bridge. In Chen Shanming's memory, when he was sensible, people had planted trees around the bridge.

Later, in the 1960s, with the vicissitudes of life, the surrounding area of the Toyo bridge had become fertile soil, leaving only one seaway. The sea bridge has become a road bridge. With the development of highway, the road bridge has lost its function. Later, when the water conservancy project was built, the Dongyang bridge was demolished. Year after year, the body of the Dongyang bridge was gradually shortened and disappeared

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