Sara Guzhen No.3 Bridge

Sara Third Bridge is a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Time: Qing Dynasty

Address: North of Sara Town, Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Wankui, Huacheng and Wanyuan Bridges span Shuanglintang, all of which are solid stone arch bridges with three holes, thin piers and thin arches. In March, 2005, KLOC-0/6 was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Zhejiang Province, and in May, 20 13, it was listed as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

The earliest of the three bridges, Huacheng Bridge, was named after the statue of a nun in Huacheng, and also named after crossing the Tanghe River. It was first built as a wooden bridge in the Yanyou period of the Yuan Dynasty, and later changed to a brick bridge in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. It was easy to be a wooden bridge in the Yongle period and was surrounded by stones in the Jiajing period. After that, it was rebuilt many times in the third year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty (1630) and the fifty-eighth year of Qingganlong (1793). The bridge is 6.6m high, 46m long and 3.4m wide. There are steps on the north and south slopes. Plain railings are placed on both sides of the bridge, the top of the bridge is chiseled into a king's chair, and 16 observation columns are embedded between the railings.

Wanyuan Bridge is 225 meters east of Chenghua Bridge, and the construction date is lost. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, wooden beams were built and named Fucheng Bridge. In the eighth year of Yongzheng (1730), it was surrounded by stones and renamed Wanyuan Bridge. Daoguang was rebuilt in the 14th year (1834), which lasted for 7 years. This bridge is 7 meters high, 5 1 m long and 3.5 meters wide. Each slope has 44 steps, which is the highest among the three bridges in Sara. There are plain fences on both sides, and the fence at the top of the bridge has been chiseled into the prince's chair. There are 20 lion-sitting pillars between the fences. Four couplets are engraved on the stone pillars on both sides of the bridge.

Wankui Bridge is at the west of Chenghua Bridge 122 meters. Around the City was completed in the first year of Kangxi (1662) and the eighth year of Kangxi (1669). Qianlong was rebuilt in 55 years (1790). Qianlong 58 years, and Chenghua Bridge completed at the same time. The bridge is 6.8m high, 5 1 m long and 3.2m wide. Each slope has 40 steps. There are plain railings on both sides, the top of the bridge is chiseled into a king's chair, the end of the railing is equipped with drum stones, and 24 observation columns are embedded between the railings. Couplets are engraved on a pair of stone pillars by the bridge.

Sara Town: [Overview] Sara Town is located in the center of the Golden Triangle in Hangjiahu Township Plain, with an area of 99.6 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 33 administrative villages and 5 community neighborhood committees with a total population of 82,800. The land and water transportation in Sara Town is very convenient, and the traffic conditions and location advantages will be more prominent in the construction of Changhu-Shen Hang double-track crossing the east and west and Hujiashen-expressway. Sara is a typical ancient water town. There are many historic sites in the old city, and ancient bridges, alleys and pavilions along the river can be seen everywhere. Tanghe River in Beizha, the "three sisters" bridge of Wanyuan, Huacheng and Wankui across Tanghe River. ...