Guiyang Bridge of Hualong Bridge

Hualong Bridge was built in the 10th year of Hongzhi (1497). Together with Guanzhu Bridge, Liudong Bridge, Taiping Bridge and other stone bridges that facilitated city residents to cross the river, Hualong Bridge was built over the Guancheng River in the Ming Dynasty. During the Qing Dynasty, the river in Guancheng was rich in fresh fish. The alleys next to Hualong Bridge were named Yugangpu (Ming Dynasty) and Fresh Fish Alley (Qing Dynasty) because of the concentration of fish sellers. In the old days, the steep river bed caused the river to flow through the city. At this time, there was a sudden sound of thunderous waves crashing on the shore, and the sound shook for hundreds of miles. The rapids on the river were flying like dragons playing in the water. There was a stone under the bridge, which looked like a turtle in shape and spirit. Nowadays, the scenes recorded in these books no longer exist, but the reporter named "Hualong" has found the correct answer: In the past, a dragon lantern competition was held in Guiyang every first month of the year, and troupes from all over the country would come to participate. After the dragon lantern competition, , will all gather at Hualong Bridge, where the dragon lanterns will be burned and sent to the heavens to return to their thrones. Therefore, the name "Hualong" is associated with this stone bridge that facilitates people to cross the river. But why did you choose this place? But there is no way to study the burning dragon lantern.

Speaking of Hualong Bridge, we must mention the Guancheng River under the bridge. In ancient times, the Guancheng River was called the Yudai River, shaped like a silky jade belt, winding through Guiyang City. The water originates from the east of Guiyang City and crosses the Liudong Bridge in the urban area before flowing into the Nanming River. In the old days, when the flow of the river through the city was low, cowhide dealers would dry their cowhide on the river beach, and nearby cotton thread shops and homespun cloth shops would dry their cloth here. Create a beautiful scenery of "thousands of sails and yarns". According to some anecdotal records, Feng Shui masters in Guiyang in the old days said that the Guancheng River is shaped like the Taoist yin and yang fish passing through Guiyang City, and the Guiyang City surrounded by mountains is like a lotus blooming under the seat of Bodhisattva, so both Buddhism and Taoism They all protect Guiyang, a geomantic treasure land.

Naturally, there are many famous people along the Hualong Bridge, which is over the Guancheng River. In the late Qing Dynasty, the home of Guo Zihua, the two Wuhu Daotai governors, was here. After his mother passed away, Guo Zihua lived next to Hualong Bridge. The ancestral hall was built in Maomao Alley (today's Shaanxi Road). Why was it chosen to be located in Maomao Alley, which was relatively remote at that time? Legend has it that Guo Zihua wanted to cut off the dragon's veins in Guiyang and use this place to "transform into a dragon". However, it is difficult to verify because of the age. The conversation afterwards was pretty good.

The Hualong Bridge, which was expanded by the government, is also majestic with carved dragons and phoenixes. The old stone bridge covered with plants can still be seen next to the new bridge, but it is no longer possible to tell whether it was the original Hualong Bridge. Which part of Longqiao is it, and the Guancheng River water is also "trapped" in the flood control gate of the Putuo section of the Guancheng River due to the flood control project. Nowadays, it is difficult to recreate the beautiful scenery of Hualong under the bridge. On the contrary, the tall buildings on both sides of the Hualong Bridge and the bustling Shaanxi Road, Putuo Road, and Zhonghua North Road all confirm the development of this blessed land in Guiyang. Although there are no dragons under the bridge, there are still The dragon is flying.