"Mirror Guan Longyuan" is too spectacular!The ancient crossing of Jingtai Yellow River in the setting sun

New Gansu · Daily Gansu.com correspondent Kou Mingcan Photography Report

In the sunset in autumn, the ancient ferry site of the Yellow River Red Mountain Canyon in Luyang Town of Jingtai, for thousands of years, the wind and rain and rain have been witnessed, witnessing the civilized history of the bright Silk Road.

Suoqiao Gudu Site is located 2 kilometers north of Suoqiao Village, 10 kilometers east of Luyang Town, Jingtai County.Founded in the Han and Tang dynasties, it is an important Yellow River ferry on the northern line of the ancient Silk Road.

A large number of Central Plains Business Travel crossed the west of the river, and the endless camel team came from west to enter the hinterland of Central Plains; it was also the forefront of confrontation between the Central Plains and the northern forces, and it was part of the defense system in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.The heavy responsibility.

According to historical records, the Casino ferry was first ferryed with wooden boats and sheepskin rafts.In the twenty -nine years of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1601), a bridge was built on both sides of the strait, 24 large ships were arranged on the river, and the four iron cast "general columns" on both sides of the strait were tied to the bridge with a straw rope.

Source: New Gansu

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