Historical information:
Qingdao’s trestle has a long history, and it has been a hundred years old. It can be said that Qingdao’s century-old rise and fall, honor and disgrace, and historical changes are all under her eyes. She witnessed the development of Qingdao architecture. As early as a hundred years ago during the Qing government's rule, Li Hongzhang, governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang, accompanied by Zhang Yao, governor of Shandong, came to inspect Jiao'ao at that time. After returning to Beijing, he made a decisive proposal to the Qing court. Establish defenses around Qingdao Port.
On June 14 of the same year, the cabinet issued an edict: "It is planned to build additional forts at the seaports of Jiaozhou and Yantai, as requested." At the same time, it requested that the General Military Office of Dengzhou Town be established in Dengzhou (today's Penglai) moved to Qingdao. Later, Zhang Gaoyuan, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou Town, built the commander-in-chief's Yamen at Qingdao Port, which was the origin of the establishment of Qingdao.
Qingdao Zhanqiao was built in the 18th year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1892). In 1892, the Qing government sent Zhang Gaoyuan, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou, to lead four battalions of officers and soldiers to station in Qingdao. In order to facilitate the transportation of military supplies for the troops, two trestles were built. There are several piers, one of which is a pier. In the past, it was called Big Pier and Nanhai Zhanqiao. There were many names for it at that time.
However, this trestle played a particularly important role at that time, serving as a hub and center. Whoever could control the trestle would be equivalent to controlling the entire Jiaozhou Bay. At that time, Germany used the sergeant drill as an excuse to first control the trestle and then occupy Qingdao. The trestle is the best witness to the German invasion. After Germany took control of Qingdao, the trestle was further renovated and still used for military purposes.
Later, after a larger pier was built, the main function of the trestle was not just a pier, but also became open to tourists. Later, after Japan occupied Qingdao, it also held a military parade on this bridge to prove its existence. Later, when Qingdao was taken back by the Beiyang government, Chinese sailors also paraded here. Later, the Nanjing National Government funded the reconstruction of the trestle, which took more than two years. After the reconstruction, the trestle has become the most popular sight in Qingdao and continues to this day.
After the founding of New China, the government also funded many times to repair the trestle bridge. In the 1980s, the government once again funded maintenance and installed iron chain guardrails and bridge lights on the bridge. In the 1990s, major repairs were carried out. While maintaining the original style, bank protection measures were added to make the building more beautiful. After several reconstructions and reconstructions, the bridge is now 401.45 meters long, of which the approach bridge is 236.1 meters long and the hole bridge is 149.7 meters long.
The triangular bridge head at Huilan Pavilion is 15.65 meters long. The double-story octagonal pavilion with cornices at the southern end of the trestle - "Huilan Pavilion" is covered with yellow glazed tiles on the top and surrounded by 24 circular pavilion columns. The pavilion covers an area of ??151 square meters, with a total construction area of ??340 square meters. There are two pavilions inside. It has a circular pavilion with 34 spiral steps in the center. When you climb up to the tower, you can have a panoramic view of the front sea. It is one of the ten scenic spots in Qingdao, "Feige Huilan".
The story of Qingdao Zhanqiao:
It is said that when Zhang Gaoyuan, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou, led his troops to Qingdao, he had a hobby every morning. He took his attendants to watch the sea view and listen to the sound of waves at the beach, and he was very interested. When he was high, he would also drive a small boat to fish in deep water. One day, Zhang Gaoyuan was fishing in deep water. Suddenly a big wave came and the boat turned over. Zhang Gaoyuan and his attendants all fell into the water. Fortunately, the soldiers on the shore rescued them in time.
That night, Zhang Gaoyuan had a dream. He dreamed that when he was fishing in the sea, there was a red light flashing on the bow of the boat. 36 pairs of handsome fairies in red clothes and green skirts lined up in two lines facing each other. The deep water reaches all the way to the seaside rocks. Then, thirty-six pairs of fairy arms stretched out and held together, holding a wide and long green silk, building a silk bridge.
A fairy boy in green held one of his arms with one hand and held a shining golden parasol with the other. He took him to the silk bridge and helped him ashore with three bumps. After Zhang Gaoyuan woke up, he immediately asked his subordinates to invite a painter, embellished the scene in his dream, and asked the painter to draw a picture of the sea bridge.
After hearing this, the painter spent less than half a day painting the sea bridge. He changed the 36 pairs of fairies arranged in two rows into 36 pairs of log bridge piles arranged in two rows. The wide and long green silk was replaced with a bridge plate painted with green paint, and the 36 pairs of fairy necks and heads were replaced with 36 pairs of domed, waist-high, red-painted railings.
After Zhang Gaoyuan saw the sea bridge map, he was very satisfied and immediately ordered people to work overtime day and night on the beach to build the bridge.
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The main features are:
Feige Huilan The three characters on the plaque of "Huilan Pavilion" were originally written by the former Qingdao Municipal Government Inscribed by Chang Shen Honglie, this plaque was taken to Japan during Japan's second occupation of Qingdao and put on display in the Tokyo Army Museum in Japan to show its "contributions" in the war of aggression against China. The current three characters "Huilan Pavilion" were written by the famous calligrapher Shu Tong. This pavilion is a two-story octagonal pavilion covered with colorful glazed tiles.
Supported by 24 red painted pillars, there is a spiral staircase in the center of the pavilion, and the upper floor is surrounded by glass windows. There is a saying that "one window, one scene, one scene, one painting". We can look out the window and see the beautiful Qingdao Bay and various surrounding scenic spots and famous buildings in all directions. The length of the trestle bridge has been increased from 350M to about 440M. The bridge deck is entirely paved with cement, and a drainage system is added to the bridge body.
Two rows of cast iron air holes with a distance of about 2 meters and a diameter of about 20 cm are added to the extension part. During spring tides, the waves of sea water hitting the bridge piers can go straight up to the bridge deck through the air holes. A semicircular breakwater was built at the southern end of the bridge. A traditional Chinese-style two-story octagonal pavilion with flying eaves was built inside the dike. The pavilion was named "Huilan Pavilion" and was covered with blue glazed tiles and surrounded by 24 circular columns.
The interior of the pavilion is a circular hall with 34 spiraling steps in the middle. Climbing to the second floor, you can see the red tiles and green trees of Qingdao market to the north, and the blue sea and blue sky of Jiaozhou Bay to the south. In 1936, among the "Ten Scenic Spots of Qingdao" jointly selected by the city and experts and citizens, trestle bridges were the main ones. The "Flying Pavilion Huilan" scene has become the first scene among them.
Since the completion of Huilan Pavilion, Qingdao Zhanqiao has been repaired many times, but its style has basically remained unchanged. "The misty water is vast and the moonlight is fascinating, and the fishing boats are parked in the west of the trestle at night. Every evening after dusk, people are leaning on the railings to take pictures of the embankment." This poem published in the "Qingdao Guide" in 1933 is a true portrayal of Qingdao's trestle.
Qingdao Zhanqiao was transformed from a military facility originally built for military use by the Qing army into an iconic Qingdao scenic spot. This "bridge" connecting the land and the sea has accompanied the vicissitudes of the island city for more than a hundred years, and also connects the city's past, present and future. ?
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