Myths and legends about bridges

1. Naihe Bridge

It is said that there is a road called Huangquan Road, a river called Wangchuan River, and a bridge on it called Naihe Bridge. After passing Naihe Bridge, there is an earthen platform called Wangxiang Platform. Beside the Wangxiang Platform, there is an old woman named Mengpo selling Mengpo soup. There is a stone by the Wangchuan River called Sansheng Stone. Mengpo soup will make you forget everything. , the three-life stone records your past and present lives. We walked across the Naihe Bridge, looked at the world for the last time on the Wangxiang Terrace, and drank a cup of water from the Wangchuan River. "We are destined to have no share in this life," so why force it?

This bridge is the boundary, starting a new reincarnation. The bluestone bridge deck has five grids of steps, with women on the west of the bridge and men on the east of the bridge, yin on the left and yang on the right. "If someone dies at the age of ninety-seven, he will have to wait on the bridge for three years." A thousand years of looking back, a hundred years of agreement. Perhaps the relationship between husband and wife in this life began here and ended here.

Nailhe, thousands of feet below the bridge, surrounded by clouds and mist, no one knows what it is like to wait for the next life. The agreement in the next life is just a follow-up to this life. After drinking Meng Po soup, everything has been forgotten. The meeting in the next life is just a new beginning. There is no bridge, no parting in the past life, no meeting in this life, no reunion in the next life.

2. Zhaozhou Bridge

It is said that the gods in the sky have one hundred and eight generals, seventy-two earth evil spirits, thirty-six heavenly gangs, twenty-eight stars, and nine star kings. Six Ding Liujia. This myth and legend played a certain role in inspiring the construction concept of Zhaozhou Bridge and laid the ideological foundation for creative design. It was on the basis of this idea that our ancestors, clever craftsmen, made bold and clever ideas. ;

Make full use of the experience and myths and legends of previous generations and integrate them into the structure of the bridge. First, it designs the overall shape and structure of the bridge based on the ancient scientific celestial stems and earthly branches of our country, that is, Taiji is divided into Yi, two Yi is divided into four images, and the four images are divided into Bagua. The body of the bridge is Tai Chi, with two ends divided into two.

The four small arches are the four images. The second is to combine the legendary gods with the components of the bridge, integrating scientific experience with myths and legends. A deified image of Zhaozhou Bridge was created.

For example: the twenty-eight arch circles are the twenty-eight constellations, and the seventy-two arch stones in each arch circle are the seventy-two deshas. They support the bottom of the bridge under the bridge. The nine iron beams are Jiu Mo Xing Jun and the six hook stones are Liu Ding Liu Jia. They protect the bridge body.

One hundred and eight sky-high stones serve as one hundred and eight generals, guarding both sides of the bridge. The thirty-six railings are the thirty-six Tiangang, guarding the bridge deck. Within the layout of the Tai Chi, Er Yi, Si Xiang, and Ba Bagua structures, each deity component is guarded by separate forces, working closely together, and doing their best.

This ingenious design draws on, utilizes, and combines myths and legends, combining virtuality with reality, and combining virtuality with reality, so that the influence of this myth plays a subtle role in the design and structure of the bridge. This is a great invention by Chinese craftsmen. Due to this ingenious combination, the image of God penetrates into the structure of the bridge, and the structure of the bridge is reflected in the image of God. The bridge becomes the incarnation of the gods - the deified Zhaozhou Bridge.

3. Luoyang Bridge

According to records, in ancient times, the Luoyang River was very windy and rough, and people on both sides often encountered danger when crossing the river. However, this is the only way for Guangdong and Fujian to enter Beijing. , Ferry became the only way to travel. In order to pray for a safe and safe transition, people called this ferry "Wan'an Ferry". There is a bridge behind it, also called "Wan'an Bridge".

Due to wars and natural disasters in the late Tang Dynasty, a large number of Heluo people, centered on the ancient capital Luoyang, migrated south to Quanzhou, Fujian. The Central Plains people brought advanced and developed agricultural technology and experience, guiding the local people to People opened up land and developed agriculture. They saw that the mountains and terrain here were very similar to the ancient capital Luoyang, so they named this place Luoyang, and thus there were Luoyang River and Luoyang Bridge.

4. The legend of the bridge: the legend of Xianggong Bridge

Huxi——a tributary at the end of Enjiang River in the east of Jishui County. Huxi originates from the north of Gufu Village, Futan Town, Qingyuan District. As early as the late Southern Song Dynasty, a stone arch bridge was built on this small river, named Xianggong Bridge. In ancient times, this bridge was the only way from Jishui County to Shuinan, Baisha, Shaxi, Donggu, and even to Xingguo and Ganzhou.

About Xianggong Bridge, there is a true local legend: There is an official road to the north of Gufu, and everyone passing by has to pass through it. During the Southern Song Dynasty, a talented Xianggong rode on the official road to Beijing to take the exam. The Xianggong was very ambitious and anxious, so he came to the simple bridge over Huxi River early in the morning and rode his horse across the bridge. The original bridge was in disrepair and was in dilapidated condition. , the horse reached the middle section and stepped on a loose stone.

He lost his footing and fell into the stream under the bridge, which was about ten feet deep. There were rugged rocks at the bottom of the creek. My husband hit the rocks hard and died. The villagers were very sad to hear the news. In order to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, the villagers decided to build a stone bridge here. But at that time, building a stone bridge required a large amount of money. The villagers were so poor that even though they spent all they had, it was still far from enough.

However, the bloody lesson has made the people of Gufu Village very worried, and they have not changed their original intention of building the bridge. With people united and Mount Tai moving, the Gufu villagers just tightened their belts and saved up for several years before building this stone bridge.

In order to commemorate this promising candidate who was rushing to take the exam, people named the bridge Xianggong Bridge. Soon, people built the "Xianggong Temple" on the west side of the bridge to commemorate this Xianggong who was not destined to die. This fulfilled the villagers' wish.

5. Legends of Bridges: Legends of Anyang Bridge

The oldest existing bridge on the Anyang River. Like people in other places, Anyang people call this bridge Anyang Bridge. Speaking of the age of this bridge, although it is not as old as the Zhaozhou Bridge, it has experienced the vicissitudes of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has experienced the ups and downs from the Republic of China to the present.

Who built this bridge? Folklore, of course, since it is a legend, there must be a big shot behind it. Who is the big shot in this legend? It is none other than A legend of a generation, Zhu Yuanzhang accomplished the almost impossible task of rising from monk to emperor.

It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, in thousands of battles, this time he was defeated by the Yuan Dynasty army, and he was defeated as far as the Anyang River. But what made Zhu Yuanzhang extremely sad was that there was no boat on the Anyang River. It was the critical moment when there were pursuers in front and interceptions in the back. What to do? The old man in Anyang said, don't panic, who is Zhu Yuanzhang? That is the emperor, the real dragon emperor. , how can you say that it won’t work if it doesn’t work?

Sooner or later, the desperate future emperor Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly saw a big whale appearing on the river. How big was that whale? We have never seen it. Anyway, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who took him with him. His troops boarded the back of the whale and successfully passed the Anyang River. How big was that fish? What's even more amazing is that when the Yuan Dynasty army arrived, the whale evaporated just as it appeared.

After escaping from danger, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly made up his mind that if he conquered the world in the future, he must build a bridge like a whale on the Anyang River. Big men always keep their word. Later, when Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he actually had someone build a whale-like bridge on the Anyang River. This is the Anyang Bridge.

Because the back of the Anyang Bridge looks a bit like the back of a whale, standing on the Anyang Bridge and looking at the scenery is called watching the mountains on the back of a whale. This has also become a famous scene in Anyang.