Bridge Moon in Bajingzhou, Bianliang

Qiao Zhou was a stone bridge that crossed the Bianhe River and ran through the Imperial City of Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty. The site is located in the middle section of Zhongshan Road in Kaifeng today, between the east entrance of Dazhifang Street and the east entrance of Xiaozhifang Street. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the bridge was silted up and buried about 6 meters below the ground.

According to "Tokyo Dream Record", "State Bridge, whose real name is Tianhan Bridge, is opposite Dajing Yujie. Its bridge and Suoguosi Bridge are both low and flat, and there is no boat. Only Xihe River can cross by boat. Its columns are all made of bluestone, and Liang Shi has stone tenons and rafters. On both sides of the bridge are stone walls carved with the shapes of The Hague, water beasts and flying clouds. Under the bridge, stone pillars are densely arranged, and cars are used to drive the road. " It can be seen that Qiao Zhou is a shiping bridge with exquisite carving and solid structure, and it is a traffic artery extending in all directions. Bianshui is running under the bridge, and people are coming and going on the bridge, which is very lively. Shops and restaurants on both sides of the strait are thriving and interconnected. Standing on the bridge, looking at Zhuquemen in the south, Xuande Building in the palace in the north and Tianjie in the middle. The story of Yang Zhi selling knives in Water Margin happened here. Qiao Zhou was also the most spectacular of the 13 bridges on the riverside at that time. Whenever there is a moonlit night, "there are singing towers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the moonlight shines on each other", and people who climb the bridge to enjoy the moon are in an endless stream. People overlook the river, silver moon is vast, and the moon sinks. Therefore, it is known as the "state bridge and bright moon".