"Three Musts" on Luoyang Bridge

Luoyang Bridge has 46 piers, 360 feet long and 1.5 feet wide. There are 500 pillars on both sides of the bridge. There are stone carvings to protect pedestrians. During the two surveys of the bridge, nine stone pagodas were built to calm the wind, and seven stone pavilions were built on the bridge for riding and resting. There are many artistic stone pagodas in the bridge and its affiliated buildings, which are beautifully shaped-there are stone lions with their heads held high, and there are also ball lions with stone balls in their mouths. The whole bridge is large in scale and beautiful in appearance, costing more than two taels of silver14,000, all of which were donated by the people. Cai Xiang also sold his home 160 mu of land and donated Luoyang Bridge. After the completion of Luoyang Bridge, people summed up three wonderful characteristics for it, which were called "three wonders". First, the project is arduous and huge; Second, the story of Wan 'anqiao is concise; Third, monuments and monuments are all carved by art.

There are many stone carvings in the past dynasties near Qiaozhongting, including those in the Song Dynasty such as An Lan through the ages. There are Zhao Hui Temple and Town Temple in the north of the bridge; There is Caixiang Temple in the south of the bridge, and the famous Song tablet of Caixiang Wan 'an Bridge stands in the temple, which is known as the "three wonders" of calligraphy, writing and sculpture.

The full text of Wan 'an Bridge written by Cai Xiang is only 153, and the inscription is extremely concise. This paper describes the time, significance, source of funds, main personnel and completion time of the bridge, the joy of the county people and the beauty of the inscription. This is a wonderful word. Inscription day:

Quanzhou Wanandou Stone Bridge was built in April of the fifth year of Hu Di in Gengyin, and completed in December of the fourth year of Jia Hu. Tired toes in the yuan, water is forty-seven, and the beam is empty. It is 3600 feet long and 5 feet wide, and its wings are supported by railings. If it is the same as its length, it will cost14 million, so please donate. Cross the ocean and go aboard as an apprentice. Easy to live in danger, bad people, their duties are: Lu, Li, Li, Fu, Bei, etc. After the capital was established, Cai Xiang, the prefect of Puyang, gave a wedding banquet. In autumn, he was recalled to Beijing, and his way out was outside. Because of his discipline, he stayed on the shore.

The full text is concise and forceful, which fully embodies the characteristics of Cai Xiang's writing style. The inscription is engraved on two stone tablets, each of which is 2.98m high,1.64m wide and 0.30m thick. There are six lines in the inscription, except one line 13, and each word is 1.5× 1.8 square inch.

When Cai Xiang wrote the inscription, he showed a very modest character, and the inscription was not worried about his contribution at all. The inscription is exquisite calligraphy. Cai Xiang is one of the four great calligraphers in Song Dynasty. This inscription is his outstanding work. His calligraphy is vigorous and vigorous, and his carving is exquisite and vivid. Exquisite craftsmanship, the crown is temporarily weak. Historically, the evaluation is extremely high. Song Di wrote: "Cai Gong Wan 'an Bridge has the best big characters. Zhou Bida of the Southern Song Dynasty said: "Cai Zhonghui's personality is heavy and calm, and it is appropriate to be the first in this dynasty. A calligraphy crown was also placed on Luoyang Bridge. " Wang Shizhen in Ming Dynasty said, "Wan 'an Bridge is the first bridge in the world. Mo Jun's books are magnificent and beautiful. You should compete with the bridge to win. "

There are many cultural relics attached to Luoyang Bridge, including 2 pagodas, 2 pavilions, 3 temples, 4 warrior statues and 20 square inscriptions. Among them, the most striking is the "Cai Zhong Huigong Temple" built in the Northern Song Dynasty to commemorate Cai Xiang's contribution. There are two large stone tablets in the temple, engraved with the "Wan 'an Bridge" inscribed by the great calligrapher Cai Xiang, describing the process of building the bridge. This monument is known as the "three wonders" for its refined articles, beautiful calligraphy and vivid carving.

"Luoyang Tide Sound" has always been one of the ten scenic spots in Quanzhou. Tourists stand on the bridge and watch "the tide rises with thousands of snows and the sunset with rainbow" under the pine shade, which makes them feel interesting.