Introduction of Zhangzhou Jiangdong Ancient Bridge Travel Notes of Zhangzhou Jiangdong Ancient Bridge

Jiangdong Ancient Bridge, located in Fujian Province, is a super bridge project in Song Dynasty. This bridge has a history of 1000 years, and it can still be used normally. It is really the pride of human civilization and wisdom in history. Here is an introduction to the Jiangdong Ancient Bridge in Zhangzhou.

There are deep memories in the classic TV series when I was a child. Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, was defeated and retreated to Wujiang River. With a boat to pick him up, he can at least survive.

Knowing which brother is willful, there will be a river that will commit suicide. The word "Jiangdong", in my memory, is tied to this drama.

Later, I took the shuttle bus from Dongshan to Xiamen and passed the Jiangdong Bridge several times, and then the new bridge was opened. This time, the new bridge was opened to traffic.

Xinxiu bridge head landscape

Literature records: Jiangdong River "has steep mountains on both sides, where thousands of valleys converge, and the river is wide and turbulent." Crossing the river by boat is dazzling. "During the reign of Shao Xi in the Southern Song Dynasty (1190-1194), the magistrate Zhao Yibo built a pontoon bridge on the Jiangdong River, and the construction of Jiangdong Bridge began.

In the seventh year of Jiading (12 14), Hou and Zhuang Xia built wooden bridges and stone piers. In the first year of Jiaxi (1237), the wooden bridge was destroyed by fire. At the initiative of Shao Li, the secretariat of Zhangzhou, a beam stone bridge was built.

This stone bridge is "20 feet wide and 2,000 feet long", and the bridge hole has "ten miles and five lanes". 1970 A reinforced concrete highway bridge was built on the ancient bridge.

Today, under the highway bridge near the west bank, there are still five complete piers, nine two-span bridge decks and the residual piers of the ancient bridge, as well as the east-west rhombic wall, with the residual length of 100.35 meters. The piers are staggered by 0.350.45.2m stones and arched, with a total length of11.4m and a width of 5.3m. 3-5 stone beams are laid for each span between piers.

Jiangdong Bridge has experienced more than 700 years of ups and downs since its completion. After Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the stone bridge was repeatedly destroyed and repaired. According to historical records, there are more than ten times.

Especially in the 18th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, assistant minister Wang Shi's sofa was rebuilt, which was built by county magistrate Gu Sike. The following winter, the newly-built Liang Shi Bridge was completed.

The heaviest stone is nearly 200 tons. In ancient times, it was inconceivable to mine such a huge Liang Shi, but it is still a mystery to use what tools to transport it into the river and put it on the dock.

There are not many ancient components left.

Mao Yisheng, a bridge expert, said that the research on the bridge culture of Jiangdong Bridge has attracted worldwide attention. 200 1 Jiangdong Bridge was identified as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

In the history of ancient bridges in China, Jiangdong Bridge occupies an important position because of its large span, long slab and heavy weight (slab length 18m, weight 100t or more, up to 200t).

Jiangdong Bridge also has a prominent position in the history of bridges in the world. Dr. Joseph Needham, a world bridge expert from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, personally inspected and commented in the "Longxi County Records": "This is incomparable in other parts of China and anywhere abroad."

After years of vicissitudes, the Zhangzhou government has planned the cultural relics protection of Jiangdong Bridge and built the riverside plank road. Standing on the bridge, you can see the old pier and Liang Shi. In the distance, green hills, rivers flowing through waves, villages on both sides of the river. I'm just a passerby.