I heard that Yang Zhi had sold a knife here?TA witnessed the prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty

Li Xingjian, a fifth -year student of Kaifeng Xiangyang Road Elementary School. Every time he passes through Zhongshan Road and the free intersection, he always sees an old brand, which is written on the "State Bridge Site".

He asked Dad, what did this brand do? Where is there a bridge here? His father always pointed down, saying mysteriously: There was a bridge in ancient times buried under the ground. Li Xingjian always felt that Dad was teasing himself.

On September 28, the State Administration of Cultural Relics released the latest archeological achievements such as Kaifeng Northern Song Tokyo Chengzhou Bridge Site: the Northern Song Tokyo Chengzhou Bridge was re -see. Elephant reporters discovered the story of the predecessor of the state bridge through interviews with the relevant parties.

State Bridge Site Panorama

Hope to wear thousands of years

The state bridge was once a landmark building in Tokyo, the Northern Song Dynasty. It is located in the southeast of the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Liberty Road in Kaifeng City.

State Bridge Site Panorama

Chen Liping, a retired history teacher of Henan University Affiliated Middle School, talked about the predecessor of the state bridge after reading the relevant information.

Ming Dynasty Bridge Restoration Picture

The state bridge was originally a stone -building flat bridge built outside Nancheng Gate in the second year of the Tang Dynasty (781) in the middle of the Tang Dynasty (781). After the expansion of Jingjing City in the Northern Song Dynasty, the state bridge became the water and land transportation hub connecting the palace and Nancheng Gate in the center of the city.

"The state bridge of that year, because the palace was connected to the palace, the stone was engraved extremely exquisitely. It was strictly built according to the" Face Project 'plus' rest assured project "standard." Teacher Chen said in interest, according to "Tokyo Menghua Record" records recorded : State bridge, the columns are all blue stone, stone beam sagines, stone walls on both sides of the bridge, carved with Hague, water beast, and flying clouds. The stone pillars under the bridge are also stamped with the car.

"After the completion, the two sides of the state bridge have never been deserted. According to historical materials, they can read two words -prosperity." Teacher Chen introduced that from Song to Qing, the business on both sides of the State Bridge was very prosperous. The sound is connected. In "Water Margin", the story of Yang Zhi's sword happened here.

Laohe Hometown of Ming Dynasty, building accumulation

In the Ming Dynasty, Wang Zhou converted the state bridge into an arch bridge. On the night of the month, the sun is clear, and people will come together to watch the moon at the bridge. "On the top of the head, Haoyue is empty; on the river, silver waves are booming. You look at the scenery on the bridge to see the scenery, and under the bridge, the people who look at the scenery are looking at you ... This scene is the Ming and Qing dynasties "State Bridge Mingyue ', one of the Beijing Eight Scenery'."

In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642), when Li Zicheng was siege in Kaifeng, the water of the Yellow River was filled with the city. "Overnight, the city is irrigated. Only the top of the bell tower, the Drum Tower, and the Zhou Wangfu's Forbidden City is exposed. The state bridge has been buried in the underground 4.3 meters since then. It was not until the archeological excavation in 1984. Ancient bridge. Teacher Chen said.

reveal the mask

Since 2018, the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology and the Kaifeng Cultural Relics and Archeology Research Institute jointly discovered the site of the Kaifeng Northern Song Dynasty Bridge. After the archeological workers continued their efforts, the truth of the state bridge site was completely revealed.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the Luohe River Packing (east to the west)

Primary school student Li Xingjian finally believed that the road where he was traveling every day, and the prosperity was hidden below. Throughout the morning, Teacher Chen Liping's WeChat circle of friends was swiped by the news of the sun in the Tokyo Chengzhou Bridge in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Giant stone carving Xiangrui Calle North Wall

Zhou Runshan, the person in charge of Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology and Kaifeng Northern Songzhou Bridge site, told Elephant Journalists that the most important discovery of this archeological excavation was to find large stone carving murals on both sides of the Luohe River on the east side of the Bridge. It is carved with hippocampus, fairy cranes, auspicious clouds, etc. Each hippocampus has "unicorn". The entire stone wall is composed of a hippocampus and two fairy cranes. At present, three groups are found on both sides of the strait. The discovery of this set of relief stone walls confirms the record of "Tokyo Menghua Record". "The hippocampus of the long -horn comes from the record of" Tokyo Menghua Record ". We think it is actually Kirin and pray for the auspicious Swiss beast."

Giant stone carving auspicious mural south wall

"The state bridge is the cultural symbol and spiritual highland of Tokyo City in the Northern Song Dynasty. Its archeological excavation restores the scene of the prosperity of the Grand Canal and Tokyo City, reflects the high degree of national civilization in the Northern Song Dynasty at that time," said Zhou Runshan. The blankness of the art history of the Northern Song Dynasty continues the historical context, allowing people to enhance cultural self -confidence and consolidate national spiritual power. "

Tokyo City in "Qingming Wonderful Tour"

In addition, Zhou Runshan also stated that the damage to Kaifeng City in the late Ming Dynasty was very serious. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the flood stasis found that many houses and human bones were discovered, which made people very distressed.

To this day, the state bridge is still used in place names. Nearby there are state bridge streets and state bridge police stations. Zhou Runshan said full of longing that the protection planning plan of the state bridge site area is being prepared. In the future, there may be two more psychological places here: a site museum and an archeological site park!

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