Visit Qingming Bridge, Luancheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Luancheng District

The beauty of the ancient bridge is not only in its functions and shapes, but also because it interprets the cultural connotation of one side of the soil and water. The ancient stone bridge in the countryside completed the historical mission and gradually withdrew from the stage of history. However, these ancient buildings have gone through vicissitudes and are still strong and beautiful, shining glorious. Qingming Bridge located in Luancheng District is one of the representatives. In 2008, Qingming Bridge was selected into the fifth batch of key cultural relics protection units in Hebei Province.

In the midsummer, we drove on the road of exploring the ancient bridge. We passed the Luohe Bridge of Douyu Town, Luancheng District not far away. We went to Beizhao Village and continued to drive about 200 meters. I saw the Qingming Bridge inside. First of all, the three stone monuments are reflected in the eyes, and the "Qingming Bridge" is engraved on the stone monument in the middle. The hometown of Luohe, where the Qingming Bridge is located, is a section between Nanzhao Village and Beizhao Village of Douyu Town. The water is no longer seen here, and it is replaced by a dry pit. Folklores, this bridge was built by the descendants of the Sulfu to facilitate the sacrifice of their ancestors. Today, this stone arch bridge is the only monument reserved in Nanzhao Village, and it is also an important evidence of Su Wei's hometown in Nanzhao Village.

According to the "Luancheng County Chronicle", all the Qingming Bridge was built with stone. The bridge was nine feet and five feet long, one feet and five feet wide, consisting of three bridge arches. During the period of Chuang Kaiyuan's heavenly years, the second year of Ming Chenghua was rebuilt (1466). Large arch adopts vertical side -by -side masonry buildings, with a total of 16 arched coupons. By four feet and six feet, the bridge is one foot and six feet. There are 16 pieces on both sides of the east and west. There are plain noodles outside with dragons, fish, cattle, horses, lions, etc. There are 15 hopes for each side.

Today's Qingming Bridge is after the repairs of Luancheng District in 1999. The repair of the Qingming Bridge is 44.2 meters long and 5.08 meters wide. The lower part of the bridge panel is an old building. The entire bridge is composed of three arch coupons. The arch vouchers are made of neatly tidy stones. The wedge iron is connected between the stones. The sculpture has a pattern of the Tang Dynasty style.

Legend has it that before the construction of Zhaozhou Bridge, Li Chun and his son first experimented with a series of small bridges in the upper reaches of the Luohe River. The Qingming Bridge was one of them. Therefore, the appearance of the Qingming Bridge looks similar to Zhaozhou Bridge. Historically, Luohe is a natural season of seasonal rivers. According to historical records, in the 19th year of the Qing Daoguang (1839), the people of Guixian Guichao's mobilization of the county dredged the Luohe River to repair the river and planted willow trees along the embankment. For a while, the water of the Luohe River was clear and beautiful. Every time in the spring goose, Liu Chengxing, the birds were babbling, especially the Yingming's most hearing, thereby forming a "洨 洨 一", one of the eight scenery of Luancheng.

Nowadays, the green willow of the bridgehead is full of poetry, standing under the bridge, and the wide stone arch is still full of momentum. In the middle of each arch, there are exquisite high -relief water absorption beasts, and the arched vouchers include flying horse, male lion, dragon and other patterns. The Yuan people Liu Baixi left the famous sentence of Yong Zhaozhou Bridge: Water passed from the Jasper ring, and people were on the back of Canglong. Imagine that on the Luohe River of Lvliu, the Qingming Bridge was so scenery?

Source: Shijiazhuang Daily Client

Reporter: Li Yitong

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