Lanxi bridge in Qingyuan

Lanxi bridge is located next to the West Hall in the West Village of wudabao township. It was built in 1574, the second year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, and rebuilt in 1794, the 59th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. Because the original site is located in the downstream "lanxiqiao reservoir" water storage area, it was relocated and built here in 1984. In 1997, it was announced as the fourth batch of provincial cultural relics protection units in Zhejiang Province.

As for the name of the bridge, in addition to Qingyuan county annals, it is also recorded in Lanxi County annals that the people of Lanxi bridge settled here and got the name of Lanxi village. Xie Zilong and others from Houyi built the bridge beside the village in the second year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty and named it Lanxi bridge.

Lanxi bridge is a long-span wooden arch bridge with overhanging arms. It is like a flying rainbow and skillfully connects the Western Palace with the highway. The bridge is 48.12 meters long, 5 meters wide and 9.4 meters high from the river bed. The appearance of the arch is octagonal, and it is composed of dozens of thick logs. It has the functions of compression resistance, bending resistance and lateral displacement resistance. There are three layers of wind deflectors on both sides, which are in the shape of a bridge skirt. The structure principle of the bridge is a masterpiece in the history of folk bridge architecture in China.

Ding Lianghan, the magistrate of Qingyuan County in qingguangxu Hanlin, wrote a poem: "when Lanxi bridge goes into the water, the water will flow at night; when there are guests who stay here, they will work hard in this life; when an official keeps a low salary, he will never pay for the wine; when he wants to go back to the field for a long time, he will be kind to his relatives for a long time." This feeling and this scene can make sentimental people of ancient and modern times express their chest fan feelings and feel sad about the past.

What the ancients said is of course the Lanxi bridge on the original site. In fact, today's Lanxi bridge is located in the place of Fengshui Kaiyang, which can be said to be better than anything else. It forms a perfect combination with the Western Palace.

Lanxi bridge in Qingyuan

Lanxi bridge in Qingyuan

It was built in 1574, the second year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 1794, the 59th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. Because the original site is located in the downstream "lanxiqiao reservoir" water storage area, it was relocated and built here in 1984. In 1997, it was announced as the fourth batch of provincial cultural relics protection units in Zhejiang Province.

The origin of Lanxi bridge in Qingyuan

About bridge names

In addition to Qingyuan county annals, it is also recorded in Lanxi County annals that Lanxi bridge people settled here and got Lanxi village. Xie Zilong and others from Houyi built a bridge beside the village in the second year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty, named Lanxi bridge.

There are also some folklores

. In the early days, a group of young Qingyuan students made mushrooms in Lanxi and made a lot of money. We are all single. We have no wife and children at home. When we have money, we spend it everywhere. Some even go to gambling stalls to gamble. One year, several posterity lost all their mushroom money in the gambling stand. Hungry all the way back to Qingyuan.

One evening, they spent the night in a pavilion by a stream. At this time, the sky suddenly began to rain, the flood washed away the pavilion, they had to flee to a big camphor tree in the middle of the mountain for the night. At dawn, when the rain stopped, they were cold and hungry. It was hard for them to swear that they would never bet again.

The next year, they went to Lanxi to make mushrooms, but they never went to the gambling stand again. At the beginning of spring, everyone came back with a big bag of silver. They didn't worry about food and housing any more. In order to warn future generations, they pooled a lot of money to build a bridge in the place where they swore to take shelter from the rain, named Lanxi bridge

Structure of Lanxi bridge in Qingyuan

Lanxi Bridge

It is a long-span wooden arch bridge with overhanging arms, just like a flying rainbow, which skillfully connects the Western Palace with the highway. The bridge is 48.12 meters long, 5 meters wide and 9.4 meters high from the river bed. The appearance of the arch is octagonal, and it is composed of dozens of thick logs. It has the functions of compression resistance, bending resistance and lateral displacement resistance. There are three layers of wind deflectors on both sides, which are in the shape of a bridge skirt. The structure principle of the bridge is a masterpiece in the history of folk bridge architecture in China.

Ding Lianghan, the magistrate of Qingyuan County in qingguangxu Hanlin, wrote a poem: "when Lanxi bridge goes into the water, the water will flow at night; when there are guests who stay here, they will work hard in this life; when an official keeps a low salary, he will never pay for the wine; when he wants to go back to the field for a long time, he will be kind to his relatives for a long time." This feeling and this scene can make sentimental people of ancient and modern times express their chest fan feelings and feel sad about the past. What the ancients said is of course the Lanxi bridge on the original site. In fact, today's Lanxi bridge is located in the place of Fengshui Kaiyang, which can be said to be better than anything else. It forms a perfect combination with the Western Palace.

Scenery of Lanxi bridge in Qingyuan

The following picture shows the scenery of Lanxi bridge in Qingyuan

Transportation of Lanxi bridge in Qingyuan

The following is the location of Lanxi bridge:

Address: Qingyuan County, Lishui, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 119.13887023926

Latitude: 27.628711700439

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