Qianshi Bridge

Qianshi Bridge

Qianshi bridge is located in the urban area of Suide County. The Qianshi bridge on Wuding River was built in 1987. The length of the bridge is more than 300 meters. It is named because there are 1008 lifelike stone lions with different expressions on the guardrails on both sides of the bridge and around the pavilions at both ends of the bridge. This is the largest stone lion group in China, so Qianshi bridge has become an epic landmark in Suide County. It is also the throat of Xi'an Baotou section of national highway 210, and the most important transportation hub in Suide city.

Qianshi bridge widening and reconstruction project is planned to widen the Qianshi bridge by 15m. The new bridge is constructed according to the highway class I standard, with a clear span of 20m per span and a total of 13 spans. It is a reinforced concrete structure. The new bridge is parallel to the old bridge in the downstream. Between the new and old bridges is a green isolation belt with a width of 3-4m. The project was started on October 10, 2012 and completed on October 31, 2013. After reconstruction, the width of the whole bridge will reach 30 meters, realizing the goal of two-way four lane traffic, and the traffic capacity will be increased several times. The implementation of Qianshi bridge widening and reconstruction project is of great significance to smooth urban traffic, facilitate people's travel, speed up logistics transportation and even the construction of sub central city.

Characteristics of stone lion

The stone lions on Qianshi bridge are as big as Zhang Yu and as small as 23 inches. It weighs 30 tons and weighs 100 grams. The stone lions on the bridge are in various shapes, such as standing, walking, squatting, lying, climbing, rolling, leaping, kissing and hugging. Stone lions not only pursue resemblance in form, but also in spirit. Their inner world is very rich, including not only joys and sorrows, but also playful, alert, aggressive, docile, alert, greedy and open-minded. The baby stone lions of qianshiqiao are naive, lively and playful; the young stone lions are intimate, like a pair of lovers who are hard to give up; the young stone lions endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, and strive for strength; the old stone lions have experienced many vicissitudes, and come to realize the true meaning of life. The male lion is full of pride and domineering spirit, and the female lion takes good care of her cubs, reflecting the great maternal love in the world.

The sculptors dedicated all their efforts and love to their works of art, and the big and small stone lions were in a "potential" state. Double eyes become the window of stone lion's soul. The hair on the temples is vivid. The stone ball in the lioness's mouth is smooth and exquisite, and it can roll freely, such as knocking Ling and jade. Every knife and chisel on the stone lion is infused with the wisdom, sweat and love of the sculptor. Every stone lion has become a fine art.

Although there are many stone lions in qianshiqiao, each work has a story and a theme, and they are all works of art close to social life. For example, "deep love between mother and son", "children's words without deception", "full bloom", "fish like water", "torrent forever forward", "careful consideration", "welcome the dawn"... This is not a group of huge stone carving works, but a colorful beautiful world, people's true tears and love joy are engraved on a thousand stone lions, Suide man's broad mind and broad vision Ambition is engraved on thousands of stone lions, a pioneering history is engraved on thousands of stone lions, and the essence of thousands of years of loess culture is publicized in thousands of stone lions.

stone carving

According to records, since the Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago, stone carvings here have been popular. In 1952, the first batch of Han Dynasty stone reliefs were unearthed, and hundreds of Han Dynasty stone reliefs were excavated in Suide. Compared with only a few other stone reliefs in China, the Han stone reliefs in Suide not only have a large number, but also have a wide range of stone carving contents. They are known as stone history books, and the stone masons in Suide have been very famous since ancient times. In a big way, it's due to a kind of stone here.

"Suide County is rich in a kind of light blue sand rock. Of course, the common people call it blue stone. This kind of stone is soft and fine, and is very good at carving. The earliest stone carving in Suide was used to make some daily necessities of stone tools, and then used as sacrificial supplies for ancestral gods and temples. Later, Suide stone carving specialized in making stone carving art."

In Suide, stone carving is regarded as the art of men, which not only continues the tradition of stone carving in Suide. It also shows the intelligence of Suide man.

Address: Suide County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province

Longitude: 110.266085

Latitude: 37.512921

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