Main attractions of Jinze ancient town

The Emperor Pavilion Bridge is located in Xiatang Street, jinze town, far away from the Tajiang Bridge in Shangtang Street. Because there is Tianwang Temple in the north of the bridge, it is named after the temple. First built in the Ming Dynasty (1698), the Mi-3-hole multi-arch bridge was rebuilt as it was in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. In the middle of the bridge, there were many Buddhist patterns such as stone carvings, reliefs such as reincarnation, banners and seats. There were auspicious patterns of the Eight Immortals on the inside of the arch stone, and the words "There is no Amitabha in the south" were engraved on the pillars of the bridge. This is typical.

The Tianhuangge Bridge is tall, second only to the Jiefang Bridge in Zhujiajiao. It is a rare three-hole multi-arch stone bridge in the south of the Yangtze River, with a big hole in the middle, and the small holes on both sides are reduced according to the proportion of the bridge, which is not only beautiful, but also convenient for boating and flood discharge. The Emperor Pavilion Bridge was listed as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection units in Qingpu County in 1994. Tahui Bridge is located in the downtown of Shangtang Street in jinze town, across Beishengbang and across the river from Tianwangge Bridge. The bridge has been built for a long time, and it was rebuilt in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. It is a single-hole Liang Shi bridge, with the original Yuantong Temple beside it, which is large in scale, full of fireworks and pilgrims all the year round, and is the downtown center of the ancient town.

There is a historical story about the origin of the name of this bridge. According to Records of Kanazawa, in the thirty-second year of Qingganlong, that is, in the spring of 1767, the local city river was dredged to open the river of Tahuiqiao. In the depths of the water, migrant workers found countless huge piles, which were old and neatly arranged. According to the inspection by famous craftsmen, this was the tower foundation of the ancient pagoda. According to the analysis of Kanazawa, the old man also found that it was the tower foundation of the ancient pagoda. The name of this Tahui Bridge comes from this.

According to Jin Zezhi, in ancient times, Jin Zezhi had "one tower, six views, thirteen squares and forty-two Hongqiao." The Kanazawa old people speculated that this "one tower" was between Tahui Bridge and Yuantong Temple. According to legend, in ancient times, to build a tower, you should choose a treasure trove of geomantic omen. This tower bridge is in the center of the ancient town, and it is a lively place where two rivers cross.

In the past, Kanazawa was a famous land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and Beishengbang of Tahui Bridge was a distribution center for fish and rice. Some big-name firms were all near Tahui Bridge. This is the ancient bridge, nunnery and tower. It is really a lively center. With the changes of history, the temples and towers have been destroyed, leaving only one bridge, which has been built several times, from the original stone bridge to a cement slab bridge. Lin Lao Bridge is a single-hole stone arch bridge in the north of jinze town, facing Guandi Temple in the north, so it is also called Guandi Bridge. It was built in Yuan Dynasty (1264 ~ 1294) and rebuilt in Ming and Qing Dynasties, so the bridge body is well maintained. The bridge is 24 meters long and 4.5 meters high. Due to the age, the bluestone on the bridge deck is very smooth and looks simple and elegant.

The name of the bridge is Lin Laoqiao. According to the record of Kanazawa Xiaozhi, this bridge was built with the contribution of an old man named Lin Qing. In memory of this old man, it is called Lin Laoqiao.

Lin Qing, a native of Jinze, Yuan Dynasty, was an official and a messenger. He was eager to learn and knowledgeable, humble, and had a large collection of books at home. He made great contributions to the construction of bridges and temples in Jinze, rebuilt Yangye Temple and rebuilt Wan 'an Bridge. He wrote his own words and inscribed inscriptions.

This ancient old bridge of Lin has experienced more than 6 years, with countless celebrities and touching historical stories. Only Lin Qing's morality and Chen Lianfang's medical ethics are often praised by Jinze villagers and are their spiritual wealth.

Lin Laoqiao lies in the ancient town, full of energy. In 1994, it was listed as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection units in Qingpu County, which is a witness to the history of the ancient town. Ruyi Bridge was built in Dongsheng Port, Nanshi, jinze town (1279-1294) and rebuilt in Chongzhen, Ming Dynasty (1768). It is the most complete single-hole stone arch bridge in the town. South of the bridge is the original ancestral temple, also known as the ancestral bridge. The arch of Ruyi Bridge reflects the clear water, and the arch meets the reflection in a circle, which is a great scenic spot in jinze town.

ruyi bridge is 2.8m long and 3.4m wide, which is very stable. The stone of the whole bridge is the same color granite, which is chiseled neatly. The bridge deck is carved with a dragon, and the right end has a wishful pattern. On the pilaster of the bridge, there are two couplets: First, it is said that it was made by a local gentleman: "As the name suggests, the master of the ancestral temple is a good teacher, and the former fruit is after the wishful bridge." This couplet is the first to praise the ancestors and explain the philosophy of Ruyi Bridge, which is easy to understand. Secondly, according to legend, it was made by Liu Bowen, a strategist of the Ming Dynasty: "Turn the danger into a smooth road, and Lai Bo will help the people and have a safe journey." The meaning of "bottom allied" caters to Zhu Yuanzhang's thought, unifying the world by fighting, turning the dangerous situation into a flat one, and moving from victory to victory. Governing the country and calming the world depends on caring for the people, making the country prosperous and the people safe.

There is a Yong 'an Bridge in Wujiang Town, Jiangsu Province, not far from Jinze. It is said that when the weather is clear, you can see the Third Ring Cave of Yong 'an Bridge from afar, and the locals call it the "Male and Female Bridge".

Ruyi Bridge was listed as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection objects in Qingpu County in 1994. The Fangsheng Bridge, located at the southern tip of jinze town, was built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 1628. Fangsheng Bridge is about 5 meters north of Ruyi Bridge. It is called Fangsheng Bridge because there is a Fangsheng River under the bridge, and it is also called the main bridge because there is a main temple in the bridge.

This bridge is a single-hole stone arch bridge with a length of 25.2 meters and a height of 4 meters. It was rebuilt many times after the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The bridge stone is made of granite and bluestone, which is firm in texture, and the bridge column is engraved with couplets, which are clearly recognizable and added when it is built later. Couplets said, "The bridge is connected with Kangqu, and the water flows out of the bay pool and is delicate." It shows that this bridge connects Ruyi Bridge and leads to the broad road. The clear water under the bridge flows to the gurgling river. This pair of couplets not only writes the spirit of Ruyi Bridge, but also writes the beautiful and delicate flowing water of Ruyi Bridge. The couplets of the ancients expressed their thoughts and feelings of loving the ancient bridge.

Now, this bridge is well protected and still an important means of transportation in the water town. In 1994, it was listed as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection objects in Qingpu County. Wan 'an Bridge is located at the northern tip of jinze town, across the city river. It was built in the Song Dynasty, rebuilt many times in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and a monument was erected. The bridge is a single-hole stone arch bridge with a length of 29 meters and a height of 5.5 meters. It turns out that there are pavilions on the bridge, so it is also called pavilion bridge. The structure, shape and stone used in this bridge are basically the same as Puji Bridge in the south of Zhennan. The two bridges cross the same river and face each other from north to south, so they are called sister bridges.

There is a story in Kanazawa, which says, "Kanazawa has forty-two rainbows, led by Wan 'an." From the years when the bridge was built and the buildings at both ends of the bridge, it is indeed an ancient bridge headed by Kanazawa. When the bridge was built, it was several years earlier than Puji Bridge. There is a pavilion on the bridge deck. The cornices around the pavilion are tilted, and the horns are hung with bronze bells. The wind blows the bells to add a beautiful appearance to the decoration of the bridge. On the east side of the bridge, there is a Buddhist pavilion, that is, a temple with cornices, and there is a Buddha statue in it. On the west side of the bridge, there is a god of wealth pavilion, which is also a temple with Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth. The structure of the whole stone bridge is called "Bridge Picking Temple" in ancient times, that is, one bridge stirs up two temples, which is rare in the ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jin Zezhi records that nanmu was used in the construction of the pavilion on the bridge deck of Wan 'an Bridge, which was the leftover material for the construction of Yi Temple. The materials were exquisite and finely carved, so it was valued by all previous dynasties. In the east bank of the bridge, there is an approach bridge, that is, a shore bridge, which belongs to the bridge with a pavilion under it. This is also a unique ancient bridge building. Wan 'an Bridge railing stone, moire carving is very exquisite, and the carving technique is like the "Continuous Cloud" stone railing in front of the Daxiong Hall of Yihao Temple. The moire is continuous, changeable, wonderful and wonderful. The long history and construction technology of Wan 'an Bridge have always been valued and cherished. There is an inscription saying: "Wan 'an is very lucky, and every bridge of the whole stream is very lucky."

Wan 'an Bridge in Jinze was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Qingpu County in 1959, and it is a precious ancient bridge in Jinze. Yingxiang Bridge is in the southern city of jinze town. The bridge was built between the Yuan Dynasty and the first year (1335 ~ 134). It was built twice in Tianshun of Ming Dynasty (1457 ~ 1464) and Qianlong of Qing Dynasty (1768). The bridge is a beam-type stone bridge with six columns and five holes. The span of the middle hole is 6.35 meters, the left and right holes are 5 meters, and the space between the two people is 4.3 meters, with a total length of 34.25 meters and a width of 2.14 meters. Its structural form is quite unique: five long bluestones are juxtaposed to form a stone-walled bridge column, and four columns stand in the water to form a five-bridge opening. Stone capping beams are placed horizontally on the top surface of the stone wall, and semi-circular grooves are cut on the beam surface to firmly rest five nanmu beams with a thickness of 25 cm. The upper deck structure is composed of brick and wood, and purlins are laid horizontally on the nanmu beams. Blue bricks made of lime and glutinous rice mixed with slurry are densely paved on the Fang board to form a brick bridge deck. Both sides are covered with water mill reed bottom bricks, which can not only protect the wooden beams, but also increase the beauty, and also play a role in stabilizing the weight. The two slopes of the bridge deck have steps. Because the Mongolians in Yuan Dynasty were famous for their cavalry, they often galloped across the bridge, so there were no steps and fences on the bridge deck in Yingxiang Bridge.

The longitudinal slope of Yingxiang Bridge is gentle, and the whole bridge body is slightly arc-shaped, which is quite light across the water like a rainbow lying on the river. Therefore, "Yingxiang jathyapple" is listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Kanazawa, which has the victory of "the moon is printed and the river flows, and the water and the sky are the same color". At the same time, accompanied by exquisite bridge deck modeling, it is rare in the country. This is called "continuous simply supported beam structure" in bridge construction technology. The Yuan Dynasty was able to use this principle to build bridges, hundreds of years earlier than the West.

jinze town people's government has made efforts to protect the ancient bridge, and built a large cement highway bridge 1 meters south of the bridge. Generally speaking, people cross the bridge with heavy load by highway bridge to reduce the load of the historic old bridge. In the southeast of the old bridge, a garden is opened, an ancient pavilion is built, and trees and flowers are planted, which looks like a small garden for tourists to enjoy the scenery and have a rest. There is a couplet on the ancient pavilion: "Hong Ying is picturesque, and the water and sky are in harmony." Praise the beautiful scenery of the ancient bridge, full of poetry and painting. In 1979, Yingxiang Bridge was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Qingpu County. Jinze Puji Bridge was built in the third year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (1267), and a stone fence was added when it was rebuilt in the early years of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 7 years and is the best preserved and oldest stone bridge in Shanghai.

the stone bridge is a single-arch arc with a length of 26.7m, a width of 2.75m and an arch span of 1.5m .. The slope of the bridge is gentle and the deck is narrow, which has obvious characteristics of stone arch bridge in Song Dynasty. The bridge collar is engraved with the inscription of three years of Xianchun, and the stone in the arch ring is engraved with lotus-shaped banners, with the inscription of "three years of Xianchun", which is now blurred.

The bridge design of Puji Bridge is very particular. Its arch ring is the same as that of the famous Zhao Zhouqiao in Hebei Province. Its stone is the same as that of Wangxian Bridge in Fangta Park, Songjiang County, Shanghai. Most of the bridge stones are purple stone (so it is commonly known as purple stone bridge). In the Song Dynasty, most of the stone bridges in the south of the Yangtze River are purple stone. When the rain clears, the bridge deck is glittering and translucent, just like a gem bridge inlaid with purple stone. This bridge has a long history and has been replaced in later generations. The bridge body is mixed with bluestone, granite and other stone materials. There are railings on both sides of the bridge, and there are approach bridges on both sides, which is now incomplete.

Jinze Puji Bridge is known as "the first bridge in Shanghai" and was listed as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection units in Shanghai in 1987. And it has been listed in Shanghai Dictionary and China Dictionary of Places of Interest. In 1999, this Puqing Bridge was designed to imitate the single-hole wooden arch bridge of Bianshui Hongqiao in the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival drawn by Zhang Zeduan, a painter in the Song Dynasty, at the request of WBGH Plate Making Company of the United States to produce the program "China Hongqiao" for NOVA column. During the construction of Puqing Bridge, 64 arch beams and 5 crossbeams were tied together in a binding manner, completely in accordance with the ancient bridge-building technology, which reproduced the exquisite bridge-building technology in ancient China, with gorgeous beauty.

the bridge body is scarlet, and five lion probes are embedded in the left and right sides of the bridge body, just like the bridge deck is heavy on lions. The lion is eager to defend the abdomen, angry and daring, and does not dare to relax, so as to prevent the bridge from falling apart. The lion looks realistic and simple.