Baqiao (Xi 'an Baqiao) Editor

Baqiao, located in the east of Xi, is an influential ancient bridge. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Mugong took the lead in Xirong, changed Zishui to Bashui, and built a bridge, so it was called Baqiao. Baqiao has existed since ancient times, and the picture shows its close-up view.

Chinese name Baqiao mbth Location Xi Ancheng East Bridge Column 408 bridges are 380 meters long and 7 meters wide.

catalogue

1 Introduction

2 Guba Bridge

3 Baqiao Poems

Introduction editing

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qin Mugong took the lead in Xirong, changed Zishui to Bashui, and built Baqiao. In the third year of Emperor Huang (22 years), Baqiao Bridge was flooded. Wang Mang didn't think it was a good omen, so he changed the name of the bridge to Changcun Bridge. Baqiao Bridge in Sui and Tang Dynasties was built in the third year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (503), located 300 meters downstream of the early Baqiao Bridge. It was used from Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty and abandoned in Yuan Dynasty. It is the earliest and largest porous stone arch bridge discovered in China.

Baqiao site was accidentally discovered by local people when 1994 was taking sand from Bahe River. The pier is about 400 meters long, and three holes of the bridge hole have been cleared (four piers and three holes of the residual arch). The pier is boat-shaped, with a length of 9.25 ~ 9.52 meters, a width of 2.4 ~ 2.53 meters and a residual height of 2.68 meters. Pier spacing is 5.14 ~ 5.76m.. Under the pier, a rectangular base is paved with stone strips. Slate length17m, bridge foundation covered with wooden stakes. Water diversion tips and water-absorbing animals are arranged at both ends of the pier. Unearthed tiles in Sui and Tang Dynasties, glazed tiles, porcelain tiles in Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and Tang monuments used for bridge maintenance in Northern Song Dynasty, etc. After a flood during the National Day in 2004, 10 piers of Sui Dynasty were washed away, and the remaining length was about 100 meters. Baqiao in Sui and Tang Dynasties is a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Baqiao Bridge was destroyed several times in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the forty-six years of Qing Qianlong (178 1), Shaanxi Governor Bi Yuan rebuilt this bridge, but the scale of the bridge is not what it used to be. It was not until the 14th year of Daoguang reign (1834) that Governor Yang Cai built it according to the old system. This bridge is 380 meters long and 7 meters wide, and there is a stone fence beside it. There are 72 holes under the bridge, each with a span of 4 to 7 meters, and 408 bridge columns. 1949, in order to strengthen Baqiao, the bridge was expanded and the original slate bridge was changed into a reinforced concrete bridge. Now the width of the bridge is 10 meter, and sidewalks with a width of 1.5 meter are left on both sides, which greatly improves road transportation.

In the Tang Dynasty, Baqiao had a post station. Those who bid farewell to relatives and friends and went to the East often break up here, and some even give gifts to each other. Therefore, this bridge was once called "ecstasy bridge", and the words "farewell every year, Baqiao snowstorm" were circulated. "Baqiao Snow Disaster" has since become one of the scenic spots in Chang 'an [1].