Nowadays, when people pass through Tangkou Village in Pingnan, they can see a majestic, simple and dignified wooden bridge from a distance, just like Changhong lying on the waves, spanning the confluence of Tangxi and Baixi. But who would have thought that CuO Bridge was destroyed by the flood? Legend has it that the staggered bridge was destroyed because of the struggle between two Hebo cities. During this period, I don't know how many people died in the belly of fish, and how many people detoured the cliff, and Wangjiang sighed.
Tangkou is located in the center of Pingnan, and this bridge is the traffic artery from south to north. I really can't live without a bridge for a day. People think hard, is there any way to make CuO Bridge permanent? Zhou Daquan, a philanthropist in Qing Dynasty, was uneasy about building a bridge. One night, Zhou Daquan dreamed that a golden rooster came down from the ground and stood on the river, with its wings just on both sides. In the twilight, he saw a bodhisattva standing on the back of a chicken, leading water to both sides. When he woke up, he saw the morning light. He thought it was the guidance of the gods and immediately went forward to take the lead in raising money for reconstruction.
At the beginning of the construction of this bridge, people enthusiastically contributed their work and materials. It can be said that it was completed in only one autumn and winter with the support of all parties. The bridge is 70 meters long and 6 meters wide. The main bridge is framed by 260 Chinese fir trees, relying on rafters and trusses, which intersect and depend on each other. The bottom of the bridge is arched and the deck is flat. The sides of the bridge deck are neat and symmetrical, with hundreds of columns erected, and the top of the bridge is covered with tiles and scales, which resembles the architecture in the famous ancient painting "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival". It's really clever, very clever. Legend has it that on the day when CuO Bridge was completed, the first thing Zhou Daquan did was to show a special blessing gift to thank the Buddha for his dream.
In the middle of the night, Zhou Daquan, who was waiting for incense, vaguely heard the sound of a stream like chicken wings patting water, and the horn gave off a crisp chicken crow. At that time, the rooster crowed in the village, and thousands of men, women and children "smelled chickens and danced", beating gongs and drums and setting off firecrackers, and flocked to the bridge. All people worship the bridge, burn incense and recite scriptures, and pray that God will bless the bridge for a long time. Later, according to the image of a dream bodhisattva, Zhou Daquan sculpted himself in the middle of the bridge, facing the tide, that is, the revered bodhisattva Wang Xianling burned incense to commemorate future generations. Zhou Daquan wrote a monument to Qiao Zhile, built a bridge and carried the county annals. For good luck, people changed the name of CuO Bridge to Qiancheng Bridge.
Basic structure of Qiancheng Bridge
Qiancheng Bridge is 62.7 meters long, 4.9 meters wide and 9.7 meters above the water. There are 40 stone steps in the east and 15 in the west. A pier with two holes, the pier is boat-shaped, made of granite, and the pier tip is carved into the shape of a chicken head. Each hole spans 27.5 meters. There are 24 99 columns in the bridge building, with prominent peaks and upturned corners. There are shrines in the bridge to worship five ghosts. There are slatted chairs on both sides for pedestrians to rest. Windshields are still filed on both sides to prevent wind and rain.
Landscape near Qiancheng Bridge
Ten meters away from the bridge, there are Shifang, Bajiao Pavilion, Gong Lin Temple, Xiangfeng Temple and two Longjing temples, and there is an anti-Japanese monument in the north of Liutuan, the third detachment of the New Fourth Army. If Qiancheng Bridge lies on the waves, it is magnificent and beautiful. In the inscription of the bridge, "the wooden frame flies in the air, and the rainbow is 100 feet square;" It is the best portrayal of the bridge and the future to get the moon by being close to the water tower.
Qianchengqiao monument
At the southern end of Qiancheng Bridge, there are four stone monuments, three of which record the names and amounts of donors, and one is "Thousand Rides on the Bridge" written by Zhou Daquan. Inscription cloud: Zhou is a disciple, and he did not abandon his studies at the age of eighteen. What we don't talk about today is the strength of rocks, which has been under construction for hundreds of years. There is a bridge in Tangxi called Qianqi. The two peaks are opposite, and the two streams meet. Although living in a secluded place, it is an important road leading to the county seat and Nantong province and county in the north. Since the Song Dynasty, it has been rebuilt three times. In the 14th year of Jiaqing, two Hebo fought for a long time, but nothing happened. When pedestrians are sick, they use boats to help the bridge, but they become crossing the street. Especially in the west, who is calling for the fishing lang; The duck's head rises in spring, which is the unique skill of the ship. Myanmar is recruiting people, and it will be easier for people who come back from their own careers to come. He and his colleagues raised funds to rebuild, and in the winter of Jiaqing's twenty-five years, they worked together to revive. The forest garden is tired of stones, just like Zhi Ding and Qian Qiu; The wooden frame flies in the air, and the clouds are hundreds of feet high. From then on, there is no need to cover the bank of Tangxi with a reed, but there are still thousands of bridges to help the giant river. When it was completed, it stood on the railing, and the poor source was entrusted with the cloud of ambition.