Maintenance history
The South Bridge, formerly known as Puji Bridge, was damaged many times. After 1958 was washed away by the flood, it was rebuilt on 1959 and renamed as "South Bridge". The existing South Bridge 1979 was built under the auspices of the Urban Construction Committee of guanxian Municipal Government, with three wide bridges, arched three-eaves bridge foyer, and tile-roofed clay sculpture.
In the winter of 2006, Nanqiao carried out the maintenance and renovation of ancient buildings. The span of the bridge is made of wooden floor, and the bridge head is paved with green flag bas-relief. Wood carvings and couplets on the golden pillars have been added to the bridge. The ceiling was transformed into a painted ceiling and an antique ceiling with a roll shed. The wood carvings are all painted with gold and filled with colors, and the paintings, murals and poems in the front yard are updated, and the couplets are replaced, making the South Bridge more dazzling.
Dujiangyan South Bridge is located at the throat of Neijiang in the south of the city and belongs to an ancient covered bridge. There was no experiment before the Song Dynasty, and there was no experiment when it was built. Originally named Lingyun Bridge, it was later renamed Xu Ling Bridge. In Qing Dynasty, the name of Puji Bridge changed from cable bridge and earth bridge to the combination of cement and wood structure. South Bridge ***5 holes, 54 meters long and 12 meters wide, is a national architectural form similar to bridge architecture. Carving beams and painting buildings, folk colored sculptures and calligraphy and painting couplets are integrated into one, and they are known as "painting buildings on water", "the first bridge at the source of the Yangtze River" and "visiting Taiwan". The existing South Bridge was rebuilt in 2009 and has been rebuilt intermittently many times so far. A castle at the bridge pierced the eaves. The south bridge we see now is recently renovated, and all kinds of paintings, carved beams and painted buildings are very dazzling. There are also folk colored sculptures on the roof, such as "Hai Rui dismissed from office", "Shui Jin Man Shan" and "Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon", which are different and lifelike.
"stepping on the south bridge, the weather is good, and the grain is abundant!" After more than five months of intensive construction by nearly 100 skilled craftsmen in western sichuan bazi, the South Bridge of Dujiangyan City, one of the main landscapes in Dujiangyan Scenic Area, which is known as the "First Bridge of the Source of Abundance", has completely completed the post-disaster reconstruction project. Yesterday morning, Dujiangyan City held a simple and grand ceremony of reconstruction completion and blessing on the bridge in Nanqiao Square next to the gate of Lidui Park to celebrate the great event of post-disaster reconstruction.
"This is the fourth time I have witnessed the major transformation and reconstruction of the South Bridge. It is really better every time. " Zhang Bofu, an old citizen of Dujiangyan and 8 1 year-old this year, specially put on a solemn Chinese tunic suit to watch the ceremony to celebrate the completion of the reconstruction of the South Bridge. Walking back and forth several times on the rebuilt South Bridge, Zhang Bofu's eyes could not help but get a little moist. According to Zhang Bofu, in 1933, the South Bridge was burnt down by warlords. 1958 catastrophic flood washed away the south bridge again; From 65438 to 0979, Nanqiao experienced a great transformation and became a famous scenic spot in Dujiangyan. Last year, the South Bridge was seriously damaged in the earthquake. This reconstruction made the South Bridge the most beautiful and safest bridge in history.
According to Yang Daxing, the supervision engineer of the South Bridge Reconstruction Project and an expert on Dujiangyan ancient buildings, the reconstruction of the South Bridge cost 4.9 million yuan, which was carried out in full accordance with the principle of "repairing the old as the old". Most of the demolished wooden buildings were installed back to their original positions, thus minimizing the reconstruction cost. In addition, the original 88 concrete columns were all replaced with steel pipes with a thickness of 1.2 cm, and more than 90 tons of steel were used, which reached the earthquake resistance of 8 degrees. Eight water faucets were built in the upstream and downstream of four docks, and 50 color spotlights and more than 2000 meters of LED lights were installed. In addition, Dujiangyan City also invested 5.5 million yuan to transform the South Street next to the South Bridge.
Reconstruction after earthquake
The completion of the South Bridge became the first tourist attraction rebuilt after the Dujiangyan earthquake. So, what did Nanqiao experience after being "invisible" for half a year?
After the earthquake, the buildings and urban infrastructure in Dujiangyan suffered serious damage. On the third day after the earthquake, Dujiangyan City Construction Bureau organized Chengdu bridge experts to make an emergency assessment of the 15 municipal bridge, and found that there were serious safety hazards in the South Bridge. The bridge body is out of danger at the first time, and a hard protection channel is set and closed.
At the beginning of June, 2008, the safety appraisal result of Dujiangyan Construction Bureau for the South Bridge was: the upper part of the bridge corridor was assessed as a Class IV building, which was in a dangerous state, and it was suggested to demolish and rebuild it. After three discussions among experts on bridges and ancient buildings in the province and relevant departments, Dujiangyan Municipal Government finally decided to carry out protective demolition and reconstruction of the South Bridge.
Shi Jianhui, the person in charge of the project construction, said: "The project budget investment is 4.9 million yuan, the construction will start in June 2008, and the reconstruction task will be completed within 150 days." Shi Jianhui introduced that in the process of reconstruction, skilled craftsmen from western Sichuan were brought together. Usually, more than 65,438+000 people work on the bridge, as many as several hundred people, mainly carpenters, masons, sculptors and clay sculptors. It is necessary to examine the recruited skilled workers to see if they are really talented and knowledgeable. In the meantime, the builder also used the painter of the original Dujiangyan carpet factory. These painters have at least 20 years of experience and are all arts and crafts artists who are good at folk painting. According to the original appearance, original appearance, characteristics and original appearance technology, the bridge head is built with steel-wood structure, the bridge body is strengthened and repaired, the beams and columns are replaced, and the original components are used as much as possible, which not only retains the original flavor, but also saves the cost. "In the construction process, we pay great attention to every detail and every component, and the whole process is manual operation. The reconstructed South Bridge maintains the strong charm of ancient buildings, and the seismic design intensity reaches 8 degrees, which enhances the integrity and safety of the bridge. " Shi Jianhui said. In historical records, there are not many allegorical sayings belonging to Dujiangyan, but there is a saying: "There is no way out of the south gate in Guanxian County", which tells how inconvenient the traffic of Dujiangyan people was in the past. The South Bridge was built under such circumstances. The South Bridge is located outside the south gate of Dujiangyan City and spans Neijiang. Before the bridge was built, pedestrians were blocked by it, making it inconvenient to travel. In the fourth year of Guangxu (1878), Ding Baozhen, the governor of Sichuan, overhauled Dujiangyan. After the renovation, Ding Baozhen opened Qian Ku and looked at the granary. Money and grain have all accumulated, about twelve thousand pieces of silver. What should I do with the money? Ding Baozhen lost in thought. He may have thought about rewarding the officers and men who contributed to this transformation. He may have thought about using it to repair the slightly dilapidated official residence, but he finally chose to use 12 thousand silver to build a bridge to communicate the civilizations on both sides of Neijiang. A year later, a "Tongji Bridge" with wooden structure and cornices was built on Neijiang. Tongji Bridge is called the "South Bridge" because of its "wild teeth flying in the air, pointing directly at the south road". From then on, pedestrians from south to north have a smooth road under their feet. When crossing the bridge, they always take a deep look at the rushing river, and then gently call a person's name. 1958, Mianjiang River was flooded, and driftwood blocked bridge opening and damaged the bridge. Subsequently, the Forestry Industry Bureau was rebuilt by the Minjiang River Transportation Department, and the wooden bridge pile was changed into a concrete pier, which was officially renamed as "South Bridge". During the Cultural Revolution, the bridge was damaged and 1979 was rebuilt. After completion, it became an ancient covered bridge with reinforced concrete skeleton and wood structure today. Today's South Bridge has five holes, 54 meters long and 12 meters wide, with triple eaves and glazed tiles. The colorful sculptures, rare birds and animals, and various folk legends and dramatic figures on the double eaves at the bridge head have their own patterns and are lifelike. There are calligraphy couplets on the pillars of the bridge pavilion at both ends. On the inner walls of the left and right cloisters, there are exquisite landscape paintings, fairy tales and 34 calligraphy couplets. Stanley Zhu sill, carved beams and painted buildings, the whole bridge is an artistic corridor integrating poetry, painting and calligraphy, and the applicability and artistry of the South Bridge are perfectly unified. Nowadays, Dujiangyan's traffic extends in all directions, and the role of South Bridge as a main road has faded. Every summer, there are still many people taking a nap on the South Bridge to enjoy the cool. They are more concerned about remembering an official, who bent his straight back into a bridge for us.
After the earthquake, the south bridge, the first government bridge, was opened to the public after maintenance. The South Bridge still attracts guests from all directions with its beauty.