Banqiao is one of the oldest towns in the ancient capital Nanjing, with rich natural resources and profound cultural heritage. Zhou Ge Yun in the Southern Dynasties: "Send Banqiao Bay in Song Dynasty, treat each other with three mountains, and look at Qian Fan from afar, knowing that it is the wind." It outlines the vibrant scene of Banqiao area.
There is a slab bridge in the southwest suburb of Nanjing. There is a Banqiao River in the town, and there is a bluestone Banqiao on the river. This stone bridge connects the north and south of the town. The history of such a little-known bridge can be traced back to 1500 years ago. At that time, the bridge over the river was just a pontoon bridge built on a boat or raft with wooden boards. Later, it gradually evolved into a wooden bridge with fixed bridge piles and boards, so the place name was obtained from the bridge. According to historical records, there is a huge stream "three feet wide and one foot deep, falling in the river" under the Banqiao. Li Daoyuan, a geographer in the Northern Wei Dynasty, recorded this in his famous book Notes on Water Classics: "The river flows through the three mountains, flows out of Xiangpu, and crosses the water from north to south by pontoon bridge, so it is called Banqiaopu. Commonly known as the herringbone river. "
In the 27th year of Kangxi (1688), Nanjing Banqiao wise men raised funds to rebuild the wooden bridge on Banqiao River into a bluestone Banqiao. The bridge railing is made of brick, with a faucet carved on the outside, and the word "Banqiao" is embedded in the stone carving. This is a miracle. It turned out to be a single arch bridge, and later it was a three-arch bridge, which is basically well preserved so far. The bridge is 23m long,12m wide and 4m wide, and can bear10t. Stone carvings and monuments are embedded on both sides of the bridge. The memorial is 87 cm high and 47 cm wide, with 99 words on the west side. Unfortunately, they were all carved during the Cultural Revolution, and the faucet outside the bridge fence was also destroyed. The memorial tablet on the east side is intact. According to records, on the second day of November in the 27th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi, Guo and Tsz Shan Monastery Taoist raised funds to rebuild.
The bluestone Banqiao on Banqiao River is actually called "Hualan Bridge" by local residents, not "Banqiao". According to the place names in Yuhuatai District, Nanjing, the bridge on Banqiao River is commonly known as "Hualan Bridge" because it looks like a flower basket. He also quoted a folk anecdote: "Banqiao in Qing Dynasty was a wooden bridge built by Taoist Jiang in Ci Tang 'an, Baijia Village, which was later washed away by the flood. There is a rich man named Chen by the river. He has only one son, but he is an adult, but he gambles outside all day. The rich originally hoped that their son's wish to inherit the family business failed, so they donated money to rebuild the wooden bridge washed away by the flood into a stone bridge. The world laments that the rich man surnamed Chen has worked hard all his life. He expected his only son to inherit the property, but the result was "drawing water with a sieve". So people called this bridge "Flower Basket Bridge" to commemorate his kindness. "
Banqiao ancient town has a long history, and Li Bai and Banqiao have a long history in the Tang Dynasty. The poet walked across the Banqiao and crossed the boat under it. I once drank wine in Banqiao Old Street and left poems on Banqiao River embankment. Banqiao River is about Banqiao Pu Pan Moon in Autumn Night, and Li Bai wrote about his boat trip and drinking on Banqiao River, missing the Southern Dynasty poet Xie Shu.
What is in the sky? They are all white jade ropes.
It is difficult for Jinling to build a chapter obliquely.
Hanshui River is as old as practice, and the first frost River is clear at night.
The moon falls in Changchuan, and the boat congeals in Han Xiao.
Gu Banqiao Pu, the ancients who can sign.
Virtue is hard to get, so he is full of alcohol.
Such a small town with rich cultural heritage, Qingshibanqiao, young people don't care much about its existence in oblivion, and the charm of the past only remains in the memory of the local old people.