The Origin of Jin Shiqiao and the History of Earth Bridge

There is a small town at the eastern foot of Xuefeng Mountain, which used to be called Tuqiao. The predecessors used fir trees to bridge the river, and the bridge deck was paved with earth and stone, hence the name.

Earth bridges are often washed away by mountain torrents, and later generations decided to raise funds to build stormy covered bridges that could not be washed away. There are several stone piers on the covered bridge, with buckets of giant sequoias and beams on them, as well as a rain pavilion.

Traffic history of Longhui: Jin Shiqiao, also known as Tuqiao, is located in the northeast of Jin Shiqiao Town, across Yunxi River. Founded in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, it has been over 100 years. In the 20th year of the Republic of China (193 1), due to the damage caused by floods, villagers enthusiastically raised funds, and Liu Zhengmao, a famous local craftsman, presided over the restoration.

The bridge is 45m long, 5m wide and 4m high. The bridge is made of stone piers and has a bridge pavilion, which is convenient for passers-by to shelter from the wind and rain, rest and chat. The bridge pavilion is antique and unique.

1994 due to the construction of rural roads, in order to meet the traffic demand of motor vehicles, the local party and government took the lead, and the villagers raised funds extensively to win subsidies from the transportation departments of cities and counties to Ren Minqiao. After nearly two years of construction, the original wooden bridge was changed into a stone arch bridge, with a span of 2 holes, a length of 45 meters, a width of 8 meters and a height of 5 meters.

When the bridge was built, a huge candle was lit at Shishankou on the east side of the bridge. The diameter of the candle body is nearly two meters, which is bigger than the basket. The flame is as bright as day, which ensures that the project will continue day and night. As the largest artificial light source in the history of the Earth Bridge, this candle can be called an artificial small sun. I don't know the year and month, but there will be another strange light here.

The construction of the stone pier is based on the ancient "magpie nest" construction technology, that is, fir trees are stacked layer by layer and fixed around with giant fir piles. Chinese fir will not rot after being immersed in water for ten thousand years. It is the treasure of China's water conservancy construction, also known as "sticky wood". It is specially used to fix the cornerstone and soil in water conservancy projects.

The pier is composed of huge stones, which are connected by iron buckles to make them entangled into a whole. Combined with its unique foundation, the wharf can resist 10 earthquake.

As a bridge, Chinese fir is taken from the mountains on both sides behind the village. In order to transport giant sequoia, the predecessors temporarily built a small canal and poured mud into the river to form a mud trough. The other is a special "mud boat", on which huge wood is placed and the buoyancy generated by mud in the river is used to drive the "mud boat". On both sides of the mud trough are rows of trackers. "Gnome male-",gnome male-",gnome male-",gnome male-",gnome male-",gnome male-".

When this bridge is completed, it is called Tuqiao Bridge Pavilion.

Tuqiao Bridge Pavilion is located on Yunxi River, like a shovel board, blocking the north flow of Yunxi River.

The stone mountain mouth on the east side of the bridge is in the shape of a lion in geomantic theory. In the area of Egret Temple to the west of the bridge, there is a long mountain shaped like a tree trunk, which should be a symbol of the gods. Lion-shaped, pictographic and gilded, compared with Wei Jiaduan, the hometown of Wei Guangtao, the governor of the two rivers and the minister of Nanyang next door, it forms a beautiful feng shui pattern: the lion is like a water gate, and the golden plate shovels the dragon gate.

With a shovel of Longmen, the outlet of Shu Tian swings tightly, and the wealth does not flow out and the spirit does not leak out. This land has become a cornucopia, giving birth to the dragon fairy and opening up the wealth and wisdom of this land.

On the lower reaches of Tuqiao Bridge Pavilion and above the left bank, there is a round mountain bag called Taiyuan Brain, which looks like the legendary Jin 'ao representing the top high school.

Jin 'ao went up against the cloud stream to the Tuqiao Bridge Pavilion, which looks like the Dragon Palace, forming a strange feng shui situation in Jin 'ao, indicating that this place will be prosperous: two famous universities in Longhui County, Longhui No.6 Middle School and Longhui No.2 Middle School, were born in Taiyuan. This Taiyuan brain opened the curtain of modern education in Longhui County.

When the bridge pavilion is repaired, Tuqiao Old Street will prosper and eventually replace Jinjinghui as the biggest hot spot in Longhui.

1935, Marshal He Long worshipped his ancestors at the Ho Ancestral Hall in Huangjing, drank soju and hung wine, then rode a marooned horse and led his team to Tuqiao along the left bank of Yunxi. According to the memory of elderly people, that team was the first to use mobile phones: the soldiers were carrying wires on their shoulders, like a row of mobile telephone poles, and the lines were as long as the team. Marshal was a big man, but he didn't dismount when he got on the bridge, so he had to bow his head. From then on, a story was left: both of them were called Tuqiao, and the marshal bowed his head.

Earth bridge contains the wisdom of ancient bridge architecture in China and local historical stories, which undoubtedly qualifies as cultural relics. Unfortunately, the Tuqiao Pavilion, which was demolished more than 20 years ago, could not escape the fate of being demolished, and it can only live in the hearts of the people from now on.

China people are usually given names twice in their lives. Before adulthood, nicknames were basically based on basic words: for example, informing children, picking up puppies, pigs, cows and even abandoned animals. In the name of cheap words, children will take good care of themselves.

This illustrates a problem. There is a unique worship in our local customs: the worship of despicable life-despicable species have the most vitality. It is important to keep a low profile if you want to survive when you are young.

As an adult, when the foundation of life is stable and development is put on the agenda, it is necessary to make different sizes. Words with large font sizes often carry goodwill in pursuit of wealth, high-profile requirements for fate, bargaining with God, and determining the general direction of life, which is quite different from nicknames: they may be called Jiabao when they are young.

China has a nickname, big, just like people in China. Someone once hung his neck on a tree somewhere, which is a metaphor, because it is called hanging the neck ridge. Later, the developer took a fancy to it and renamed it Dou Jinling.

Our bridge is called a dirt bridge because it was covered with dirt at first. The local people read "Tuqiao" as Tuque (local pronunciation is qiào).

Qiào is very rustic, but it is very meaningful in phonetic archaeology: when the ancients were hindered by valleys and other depressions, they envied the jumping ability of birds: if only they could jump like birds! A bridge is a kind of wood that allows people to cross like birds.

Wood that can make people jump like birds can be called sparrow wood. It makes human walk like a sparrow crossing a tree, which is pronounced as a sparrow (pronounced as strange pride). This Qi 'ao is the original pronunciation of Qiaozi. The earth bridge is homophonic for a bird, a bird, but it can fly high. Xiaotian is a big bird, and it may not be in a good state.

There is a local sage, Master Chen, the mentor of Wei Guangtao, Governor of Liangjiang and Minister of Nanyang, who is deeply concerned about the name of Tuqiao. He thinks that there is Guandi Temple on the bridge, and Guandi has righteousness and can penetrate the stone: "Only Gong (referring to Guan Gong) has righteousness to penetrate the stone. Why is this place called Tuqiao?" Therefore, the name of the bridge was changed to epigraphy, and it was called Jin Shiqiao.

Guan Gong's meaning is the root of the word "stone" in Jin Shiqiao, but its original name "earth bridge" also has its root: the earth bridge is not a bridge built by indigenous people, not a bridge built by natives, but a bridge covered with earth; there are many fir trees on the mountains around the earth bridge, and its material is relatively corrosion-resistant, so local people often use it as a bridge. The earth bridge is a simple bridge, with several fir trees side by side. The deck is covered with earth and leveled, which can be used by pedestrians and even afford modern trucks.

Although there are abundant stones, the earth bridge also has its unique earthy flavor, and there is a Meishan style: drinking blood like fur, cutting through thorns, opening roads on every mountain, and bridging bridges when encountering water, which embodies the pioneering spirit of predecessors.