Current situation of Hongji Bridge
Hung Kai Bridge, made of stone, is very similar to Zhao Zhouqiao in structure, shape and architectural age. It is called the Sister Bridge of Zhao Zhouqiao. The bridge is 48.9 meters long, 6.82 meters wide and 6.02 meters high. The big arch ticket is like a Changhong flying frame, with two small tickets on each side, which is magnificent. There are lions, stubborn monkeys, stone peaches and pomegranates carved on the stigma. The carved patterns on the railings on both sides are mostly deer, unicorn, and the Eight Immortals crossing the sea. There is a relief of Longwangshui in the middle of the big ticket and the small ticket, and the double dragon playing beads, flying phoenix, flying dragon, flying horse and tangled flowers carved on both sides are even more vivid. The words "Hongji Bridge" are engraved on the outside of the railing in the middle of the bridge, and the inscription is "Pushing officials, officials and ministers, and judging on the weekly review." Tongzhi Dong Xuan, Guangping magistrate Jia Yingbi founded the country, and Wanli was ten years old in October. " There is a monument on the bridge: "There is a stone bridge five miles east of Yongyi City, named Hongji, which was built in the Sui Dynasty and rebuilt in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty." On the side coupons on both sides of the bridge, there are pits and grooves as deep as inches, which are said to be the fiber marks left by the tracker pulling the fiber rope. Fossils including trilobites and ancient fish have attracted people's attention.
Hongji Bridge was once the traffic artery of Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces. "its merits are great, and its benefits are great." When the bridge was built, people from all directions donated money to help others and help charity, so it was named "Hongji". Quite a year, the bridge was lying on the waves, and for a time, Shanxi merchants were on the land, and the car covers gathered. In the waterway, there are salt pottery, peak coal and iron, boats shuttle and the river is clear. For example, "the moon rises out of the water and drinks the rainbow in the stream" constitutes the prosperous and glorious years of Fuyang River and Guangping House.
This weather-beaten ancient bridge is a glorious page in China's historical and cultural history. Anji Bridge in Zhao County is world-famous and has been written into textbooks. Although Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou is not high or steep, it is a pioneering work of human beings to repair the bridge by using marine life reproduction. Suzhou is a well-deserved bridge city, and baodai bridge, next to a Grand Canal, is the best in the bridge. Lugou Bridge in the south of Wanping ancient city is not only rich in stone lions, but also related to the national humiliation of the last century. That ancient water town is as beautiful and refined as the third bridge in the river and the double bridge in Zhouzhuang. In the ancient city of Handan, as early as Shang Dynasty, there were "giant bridges", the "toddler bridge" of Shouling in Yan State, the three-foot bridge of Zhang, a minister of Ming Dynasty, and the Qingzhanghe bridge. Today, the Hung Kai Bridge attracts tourists' attention. When people visit this Millennium-old bridge, they all feel the vicissitudes of history and the diligence and wisdom of the working people.