Where is Xia Qiao Street?

Xia Qiao Street, Qiaoxia Town, Yongjia County, enjoys a long-standing reputation. It is an ancient market town in Xixi Valley, Yongjia, which is famous far and near.

Xia Qiao Street is named after the word "bridge". According to Yongjia County Records, in the Song Dynasty, a simple wooden bridge named "Jingwei Bridge" was built on the north stream under the bridge. Above the bridge is Shangqiao Village, and below it is Xia Qiao Street. Belongs to the thirty-first capital of Xiangui. In the Republic of China, it was called Xiaqiao Township in Yongjia District 5, and later changed to Jingchuan Township in Yonglin District. After 1949, Xia Qiao Street was the permanent office of Yonglin District and the residence of Xia Qiao Town Government, and now it is the seat of Qiaoxia Town Government.

Xia Qiao Street has excellent geographical environment, beautiful scenery and convenient land and water transportation. It faces Lucheng across the river in the south, Oubei in the east, Qiaotou in the west and Xuao and Kunyang Tunnel in the north. It is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Xixi Valley. In the early years, Wenzhou passenger ship went straight to Hanbu Oujiang code road at the bridge mouth, drifting with the tide, and passengers and goods were crowded every day. All the places at the foot of the mountain, especially Lian Bi, Bai Quan, Ming 'ao, Jiekeng, Xianju and Jinyun, have to go through Qiaojie and mountain products to transport fish, goods, salt and cloth, without exception. Xia Qiao Street market is also very prosperous, with fish shops, mountain products shops, grocery stores, cake shops, pharmacies, oil mills, inns, restaurants and so on. Now the industry is developed, and clothing and toy products are famous all over the country.

Historically, there were celebrities on the streets of Xia Qiao. According to Yongjia historical records, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Jinshi and Liu brothers were officials. Liu Anjie (1068-116) was appointed as the chief bookkeeper, censor and Shao Qing of Zhuji County. Later, he was falsely accused by eunuchs and transferred to Raozhou as a magistrate. Liu Ren's arrival in Raozhou was a famine. He observed people's feelings, exempted military rations and helped the victims, and was praised by the people as honest and clean. Liu An defected to Shang (1069-128) and worked as a counselor for two years (1 108). He mercilessly exposed the abuses and corrupt officials in the Northern Song Dynasty, and advocated strengthening supervision, opening up new avenues and selecting officials carefully. The people called "26" an honest official, and all of them were listed as "Mr. Yuanfeng Yongjia Jiu". To commemorate "Erliu", after their death, they built a "Five Phoenix Pagoda" on the grave for their five daughters and future generations to mourn. Later, the bridge was called "Erliu" Township.

According to legend, under the bridge is the land of "gold". In the early years, there was a well near the gate of Xia Qiao Street at the foot of Wang Zhongling. The spring water in this well is very good. People who go to Wenzhou by passenger ship all take a nap or drink water by the well. One day, there was a farmer named Ahua 'er in the ravine. He bought straw ash (as fertilizer) from Hexiang, Wenzhou, and carried the burden home. He saw a lovely rectangular brick on the wellhead, so he put it in the ashtray and picked it up. I didn't expect to pick it under Xixi on the way, and suddenly my stomach hurts badly. He thought it might be because there was something wrong with it, and then he put it back. A few days later, a farmer in Xianju, also called Ah Huaer, had a dream at night. Someone told him that there was a "golden brick" beside the Wang Zhongling well in Xia Qiao Street, and asked him to get it. He woke up, remembered this dream, and wanted to try. One day, he went to the well of Xia Qiao Street and picked up a brick. When he passed by the old gold shop, he saw that it was a kind of "black gold" and the color seemed to be "blue brick". As a result, the Xianju Ahua 'er won the golden brick and built the "Zhoushan Bridge" for the local area, which facilitated local pedestrians and traffic. This bridge still exists today.

In recent years, villagers under the bridge donated money to repair a city gate in Wangzhonglingtou, the exit of Xia Qiao Street. There is an octagonal pavilion and a leisure pavilion at the head of the city gate for pedestrians to enjoy the cool and rest, so that the city gate and Zhiduo Mountain Scenic Area are integrated. Now, Xia Qiao Street has been painted into a beautiful blueprint.