Are there any ancient towns in Wenzhou?

Taishun is known as "the hometown of thousands of bridges" and "the bridge museum in southern Zhejiang", with 958 bridges, with a total length of 16829 linear meters. There are more than 30 covered bridges in Ming and Qing Dynasties, including covered bridges, Mu Ping covered bridges and Shigong covered bridges, among which 6 covered bridges occupy an important position in the history of bridges in the world (namely Sixi Sister Bridge, Sankui Xuezhai Bridge, Xianju Bridge, Xiaocun Wenxing Bridge and Sanju Bridge). In particular, the covered bridge, with its ingenious and beautiful structural modeling, reproduces the image of Hongqiao in the Qingming Riverside Map and is known as the "Chinese treasure". Sixi Sister Bridge is the most famous.

"Covered Bridge", as its name implies, is a bridge with eaves. Taishun in history has scattered villages and remote traffic. It is difficult for people to see people who walk more than ten miles. According to the "traffic planning" of Taishun ancestors, a rain pavilion for people to rest should be built at a certain distance on the roadside (slate road). Building eaves on the bridge can not only protect the bridge built of wood from the sun and rain, but also play the role of rain pavilion. Some covered bridges have temporary living rooms.

Taishun Covered Bridge is famous all over the world, because its structure is very similar to the Hongqiao in the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival painted by Zhang Zeduan in the Northern Song Dynasty. Because it forms an arch bridge with beams and trees interspersed with different pressures, it looks like a rainbow, hence the name Hongqiao. It occupies a high position in the history of Chinese bridges, and is called the four ancient bridges in China together with Anji Bridge in Zhaoxian County, Hebei Province, Wan 'an Bridge in Quanzhou and Guangji Bridge in Haiyang, Chaozhou. Three of the bridges are still preserved in the world, while the Bianshui Hongqiao is only in the painting. Now, Taishun has discovered a covered bridge similar to Hongqiao structure, which has attracted worldwide attention.

Beijian Bridge, a stoplog arcade bridge, is located in Xiaqiao Village, sixi town. It was founded in the 13th year of Kangxi (1674), in the 8th year of Jiaqing (1803) and rebuilt in the 29th year of Daoguang (1849). The bridge is 51.7m long, 5.37m wide and 29m clear span. Beijian Bridge spans Beixi River, with reasonable overall structure and magnificent momentum. The bridge house is covered with gray tiles and red bodies, with eaves and walls, surrounded by ancient trees, and the two rivers meet under the bridge. Castle peak, clear water, Hongqiao and ancient trees complement each other to form a charming landscape painting.