Hongqiao Fengyu building

Hongqiao Fengyu building

Hongqiao wind and rain tower, formerly known as wohong bridge, is a stone arch bridge built in 1670 with local red stones. The bridge has 2 piers and 3 holes. The piers are boat shaped, which is not only beautiful, but also can reduce and decompose the water impulse.

historical background

Originally known as wohong bridge, it was built in 1670 of the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the third year of the Republic of China and renamed Hongqiao. The bridge has 2 piers and 3 holes. It is a stone arch bridge built with local red stones. The pier is boat shaped, which is not only beautiful, but also can reduce and decompose the water impulse. On both sides of the original bridge deck, there are 12 stilted wooden houses, catering and department stores, and a 2-meter-wide pedestrian corridor in the middle. There is a roof above the corridor. Walking in the corridor, you can hear the sound of wind and rain, but the wind and rain do not enter, so it is also called the wind and rain building. On the afternoon of April 8, 2001, Premier Zhu Rongji came to the building in person. His emotion was expressed in his words. He happily wrote here, leaving behind the precious ink of "Zhu Rongji's spring Phoenix". Hongqiao wind rain building has important historical and cultural value and rich tourism resources.

The bridge was built in the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. Fenghuang people who believe in Fengshui all say that what the bridge cuts is a dragon neck, which makes a giant dragon head in different places. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Anhui boy who was born to the monk, heard the slander of Mr. Yin Yang, who started to search for a dragon vein from Kunlun Mountain and came to wuzhaisicheng via the Yunnan Guizhou Plateau. He said that the extraordinary Nanhua mountain and the strange peak that came down to the Tuojiang River are the leaders he was looking for. From this, we can infer that one day someone in this place will come out to inquire about the Central Plains, and the right one will come out. How could the Emperor Zhu allow the remote Phoenix to have his potential enemies? As a result, the Dragon neck was detained, Fenghuang Fengshui was destroyed, and Fenghuang could no longer be the emperor.

Let's not talk about the authenticity of the legacy left by the older generation, but there is a bridge. The pool under the bridge has been called "huilongtan" since ancient times. Close to the south bank, there used to be a "Huitao Pavilion" built by the mountains and rivers. Wang Jiabin, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, also wrote a poem for this purpose: "the dangerous building overlooks the blue waves and the cold, and the snow flows around Taiji. It's like the mainstay of the middle stream, but it doesn't teach the river to rise It is also said that each of the three arches of Hongqiao has a sharp sword. The dragon still wants to return to the sea, but three sharp swords force it mercilessly. Once it is turbulent, the pain is unbearable, so the sky is pouring with heavy rain, thunder and lightning, and torrential flood. It's true or false. But in 1914, there was a great flood in Tuojiang River, which was unprecedented in three hundred years. The flow rate reached 1200 cubic meters per second. The houses and trees swept over the top of the bridge and swept away. The arch ring on the upstream of No.1 Bridge on the South bank was smashed and damaged. The Fenshui point of No.1 Bridge Pier was hit and the Hongqiao bridge was seriously injured . At this time, Tian Yingzhao, a new garrison envoy of Xiangxi, presided over the restoration of Hongqiao in order to show the reform and new deal after the revolution, beautify the ancient city of Fenghuang.

Cultural value

In 1955, when the highway from Jishou to Fenghuang County was built, the buildings on the bridge were demolished and the highway bridge was built. In 2000, Guangdong Zhongren Group invested a year to repair the Fengyu building of Hongqiao. Both sides of the bridge are still used as shops to sell cultural and tourism products. The calligraphy and sculpture works of many celebrities in China are displayed on the upper floor for tourists to appreciate. As soon as you enter Fengyu building, you will get a kind of high-grade artistic enjoyment. Therefore, people are used to call Fengyu building Hongqiao art building.

Like the wind and rain in the ancient city pool, Hongqiao wind and rain tower has been smiling at the world of mortals for more than 600 years. Hongqiao, which lies across the Tuojiang River, was built in the early years of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty. In 1914, the Tuojiang River suffered an unprecedented disaster due to a once-in-a-hundred-year flood. Tian Yingzhao, who was then the garrison envoy of Xiangxi, presided over the repair of Hongqiao. After the repair, the wooden railings on the original Hongqiao bridge were demolished and transformed into a stilted building with 12 wooden houses of different sizes on both sides of the wooden house and a pedestrian corridor in the middle. In 2000, in order to carry on the historical and cultural candlelight, an enterprise group with unique insight invested in the renovation of Hongqiao wind and rain building, and specially turned the second floor into a treasure house of folk culture and art. Those ancient and modern masters' paintings and calligraphy about Phoenix show the quiet and lofty style of the wise; those rare handicrafts reflect the brilliant artistic spirit. No wonder Zhu Rongji, former premier of the State Council, was very excited when he came to this building. From the quadrangle of Fengtou gable to the wooden house of carved moon, from the spider web alleys to the smooth bluestone Road, and the colorful folk customs created by the people who grew up here, the city silently tells the endless and continuous development of a nation.

characteristic

Architectural features

Hongqiao wind rain building has a unique shape. After the repair, the bridge pier is strengthened, the bridge deck is repaired, the wooden railings on the bridge are removed, and the wooden structure is reconstructed into a wooden structure stilted building. It is consistent with the length of the bridge deck. On both sides, there are 12 wooden houses of the same size. There are local specialty, nanza and xiaobaihuo shops. In the middle, there is a 3.6-meter-wide pedestrian corridor with a roof covering to avoid the sun and rain. A row of flower windows are installed on both sides of the top, which can not only provide lighting, but also facilitate air convection. One arch arch gate is erected at both ends of the bridge, and Tian Yingzhao wrote the word "Hongqiao".

Wind and rain building, also had its more perfect rudiment. After that, with the passage of time, nearly a hundred years of war and historical changes, the Hongqiao bridge was full of vicissitudes, the wooden components of the bridge began to rot, and the 12 unique wooden buildings on both sides were also like the Phoenix, many of the distant scenery disappeared. Time has entered two thousand years, the ancient city of Phoenix has entered the new century as a historical and cultural city.

The second floor is the folk culture building. When you enter the building, whether it's the cultural and art corridor on both sides, the art corridor in the middle, or the intricate tea room with tables and chairs made of ancient trees and stumps, you will be amazed. In addition to many rare folk arts and crafts, such as king Miao wooden chair and giant cigarette bag, there are also works of ancient Wang Xizhi, Kang Youwei, modern and contemporary famous calligraphers and painters, such as Yu Youren, Yu Yifu, Yan Jialong, Shi mu, Chen Ximing. Many of those works are about Phoenix, Phoenix poems, Phoenix scenery, Phoenix scenery Through the wooden "lantern" doors and windows, looking out of the window, five of the eight sceneries in the small town are "Dongling Yinghui, Qifeng Tingxiu, fange Huitao, Longtan Yuhuo, Nanhua Diecui", many famous sceneries in Shawan scenic area, as well as many famous sceneries pouring out from the plateau platform, which flow as the source of Phoenix people's life with a soothing and clear style of wisdom and an open-minded attitude You can have a panoramic view of the flowing Tuojiang River, the rows of stilted buildings on both banks, and the famous painter Huang Yongyu's duocui building. On the first floor, the spacious red rock plank pedestrian passageway is full of people coming and going, and 24 wooden board stores are operating various folk crafts, groceries and local specialties. The roaring and whispering bargaining deduce a picture of "Qingming River" of Phoenix.

Introduction to scenic spots

Hongqiao wind and rain building and the National Street are crisscrossed vertically and horizontally, reflecting each other. It is Hongqiao wind and rain building that forms the custom picture of the ancient city. The Hongqiao bridge lies on the Tuojiang River. The Fengyu tower rises with its magnificence and beauty. In fact, it has become an overlapping landscape. This landscape, from bottom to top, has gone through more than 600 years of history from ancient times to the present.

Fenghuang ancient city, the most beautiful small city in China, Take a stroll along the Tuojiang River at the north gate pier to enjoy the intoxicating scenery of the Tuojiang River. You can see all kinds of silverware, mouth watering snacks and unknown local specialties when you walk along the ancient Qingshiban street This is an amazing paper-cut by the old lady of the Miao family, the making process of ginger candy, a famous specialty of Fenghuang, and a panoramic view of the ancient city of Fenghuang.

To Xiangxi, or even to Zhangjiajie, all the boats are to pave the way to Fenghuang ancient city. Because of the reverence for Shen Congwen, because there is a river named Tuojiang with the same name as my hometown, the Phoenix I miss day and night. The night scene of Phoenix is gradually unfolded around the Tuojiang River. The ancient dwellings on both sides of the river, the river lamps floating on the river, and the wind and rain tower of Hongqiao lying on the Tuojiang River constitute a unique night style painting of Phoenix.

When you cross the ethnic street, you will arrive at the rain and wind downstairs of Hongqiao, which has a history of more than 600 years. The river under Hongqiao is flowing peacefully. The people who put the river lanterns have their own thoughts, and they tie their wishes to the bright and dark river lanterns, hoping to go with the flow. The night wind blows, permeates the cool of the river. In the distance, the stone boat on the Bank of willow faintly wafts with melodious music. Accompanied by the murmuring sound of wooden oars and the fuzzy figure of red lanterns reflected in the river, it creates a harmonious realm in the night. A kind of intoxicating water town night makes us not give up for a long time. Without the hustle and bustle of the day, Hongqiao at night has become a time to show its personality. Although it is colorful, it does not bring a bit of modern flavor.

Little knowledge

Huang Yongyu wrote about the Hongqiao bridge in two articles about his hometown: "there is a bridge. On the top of the bridge are 24 houses with red and green clothes hanging on sunny days. In the middle of the bridge is a small street with a tile roof, selling strange things.". "One is full

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