Yongshun Bridge is located in Maoba, Lichuan with a bridge age of 159. Built in the ninth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1859), it is a wind and rain bridge that can block passers-by. The bridge is a single-hole and double-arch cold bridge, all-wood structure, 24 meters long and 2.9 meters wide. The bridge deck is 40 meters above the water surface, and the bridge corridor has 8 columns and 32 columns, with a ceiling of 3.3 meters high, which is very design-oriented.
A closer look shows that there is a monument carved in the ninth year of Qing Xianfeng (1859) at the bridge head. The whole bridge is well-preserved, well-structured and full of Tujia architectural characteristics.
Over the past 100 years, Yongshun Bridge has undergone vicissitudes and four renovations. 199 1 year, Zhang Wei, a professor of architecture at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, wrote the "Yongshun Bridge" plaque.
At night, the lights on the bridge reflect in the water, and scales and spots will appear, which looks like this:
In Lichuan area, the single-plank bridge is the earliest bridge form. Because of its simplicity and easy erection, people cut down trees from the banks of rivers and canyons, which is now the most primitive bridge. Up to now, there are still forms such as jumping squat, stone arch bridge, swinging bridge and wind and rain bridge in China.
Wind and rain bridge, as its name implies, is a bridge that can shelter from wind and rain, also called cool bridge. As one of the "three treasures" of Dong architecture, it is the development and extension of architecture. The bridge is connected by tenon and mortise, and the main body is composed of bridge, column and roof. The bridge deck is paved with wooden boards, with railings and benches on both sides. The giant wood of the bridge body is a beam, and the bridge body is arched. The whole bridge need not be riveted by nails, but inserted vertically across the bridge. The roof of the shed is covered with hard and compact tiles, so this huge building that stands proudly in the sky across the stream is still indestructible after the wind and rain.
It is worth mentioning that the existing wind and rain bridge in Lichuan, Enshi, Hubei, has stood tall after a hundred years of wind and rain changes because of its unique architectural style and form.
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The first sea-crossing bridge in China, built thousands of years ago, never collapsed because it was reinforced with an animal.
China is the hometown of bridges. The ancient bridge-building technology was very developed, and China was also called "the country of bridges". There were four famous bridges in ancient times, namely, Zhao Zhouqiao in Hebei, Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou in Fujian, Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou in Guangdong and Lugou Bridge in Beijing. Zhao Zhouqiao has a unique style and is the earliest open-close bridge in the world. Lugouqiao witnessed the July 7th Incident in China.
These bridges have their own merits, but Luoyang Bridge described today is famous for its unique bridge-building technology.
When we hear Luoyang Bridge, we may think it is a bridge in Luoyang. Actually, it is not. Luoyang Bridge is located in the eastern suburb of Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. It was built by Cai Xiang, a great calligrapher in ancient times and the leader of Quanzhou. It lasted six years, from the fifth year of Emperor Yangdi (A.D. 1053) to the fourth year of Jiayou (A.D. 1059), and it cost 6540.
Then why is the bridge in Quanzhou called Luoyang Bridge?
There is a story handed down from ancient times. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, there were frequent wars in the Central Plains, and the people were miserable. So a large number of Central Plains people moved south. They traveled long distances and moved to today's Fujian and Guangdong. They brought advanced farming techniques and advanced culture, formed a great ethnic integration, and reclaimed land with local indigenous people. Later they came to Quanzhou and found them with the ancient capital. Luoyang got its name.
We all say Luoyang Bridge is strange, so what's so strange about it?
He used the "oyster bridge method" strangely.
What is an oyster? I think the majority of male compatriots should be very clear about the importance of my oysters to men. Of course, our article does not discuss its edible value!
Because there was a gap between the bridge foundation and the pier at that time, the seawater had a certain corrosive effect, and occasionally there were big waves hitting the pier at sea, the stability of the bridge became a big problem. The clever Quanzhou people took local materials and started the idea of oysters.
Oyster is a mollusk, which has strong reproductive ability and is pervasive. As long as it is connected with stone glue, you can't use a shovel. Facts have proved that this "oyster cultivation method"! Very easy to use, this is also the first method in the world.
Luoyang Bridge has stood for thousands of years and is still in use today. I have to admire the wisdom of the ancients.