Houkeng Bridge

Located in Fengtang village, Zhukou Town, Qingyuan County, east-west direction, it was built in the tenth year of Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty (1671), with a total length of 36.2 meters, a clear span of 28.5 meters, a height of 6.05 meters, a width of 5.45 meters, and 15 corridor houses. Houkeng bridge not only has high academic value in shape, but also has great political and historical significance. In 1934, the advance team of the Red Army's northward Anti Japanese army annihilated the Kuomintang Zhejiang provincial security corps here And Qingyuan County security corps, a total of more than 600 people. From then on, the local people also called Houkeng bridge the Red Army Bridge.

Red Army Bridge

synonym

Houkeng bridge generally refers to the Red Army Bridge (Qingyuan Red Army Bridge)

Red Army Bridge, formerly known as Houkeng bridge, is a wooden arch bridge. It is located in Houkeng village, Zhukou Town, Qingyuan County. It was built in the 10th year of Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty. In 1934, under the leadership of Su Yu and Liu Ying, the advancing division of the red army destroyed more than 600 KMT Zhejiang provincial security corps and Qingyuan County security corps, killed Zhang Zhiyuan, head of Qingyuan County security corps, and won a great victory in the battle of Zhukou, clearing the way for the advancing Division to go north to resist Japan. From then on, the local people changed Houkeng bridge to Red Army Bridge.

Red Army Bridge

Address: Fengtang village, Zhukou Town, Qingyuan County, Lishui

Longitude: 118.92235

Latitude: 27.691812

Chinese PinYin : Hou Keng Qiao