The Broken Bridge in West Lake was first called Duanjiaqiao.

A long time ago, the white sand embankment of West Lake meandered from Gushan to here. There was only an unknown small wooden bridge, closely connected with the lake shore.

Tourists who want to go to Gushan have to pass through this small wooden bridge. It is exposed to the sun and rain, and the bridge boards often break, which is very inconvenient for tourists.

There is a simple thatched cottage next to the bridge, where a couple named Duan lives.

The two are kind-hearted and hard-working. The man makes a living fishing in the lake, while the woman sets up a wine stall at the door and sells local wine.

Because the wine tasted bad, few customers came and business was slow.

One day, when the sun was setting and the couple was about to close the door, a white-haired old man in ragged clothes came, saying that he had come from afar and was penniless, and asked to stay overnight.

Seeing that he was old and pitiful, the Duan family enthusiastically allowed him to stay. They also burned a carp just caught from the West Lake and served a bowl of home-made local wine to entertain the old man.

The old man was not polite. He drank three large bowls in a row, then fell on the bed and fell asleep.

When the white-haired old man said goodbye the next morning, he said: "Thank you for your kind hospitality. I have three wine pills here to help you make good wine." After that, he took out three red wine pills and said goodbye.

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The Duan family couple put the old man's three wine pills in a brewing vat. The brewed wine was scarlet in color, extremely sweet, and had a fragrant aroma.

From then on, there were customers every day, the Duan family's scarlet wine became famous in Hangzhou, and the business became more and more prosperous day by day.

The Duan family demolished the thatched cottage and built a restaurant.

In order to thank the white-haired old man, they saved a sum of money and prepared to thank him properly.

Years passed, and three years passed by.

This winter, it snowed heavily in West Lake, and the white-haired old man braved the snow to come to Duan's Restaurant.

When the couple saw their benefactor arriving, they were overjoyed and left the old man to live in his home forever.

However, the old man had to say goodbye the next day.

Before leaving, the Duan family and his wife took out three hundred taels of silver and gave it to the old man.

The old man declined with a smile and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I am a lonely old man, so why do I need so much money? You should spend it on the most important things!" After that, he walked towards the small bridge in the snow.

The Duan family and his wife stood at the door to see each other off. The old man had just stepped onto the small wooden bridge when his foot slipped, the bridge board broke, and the old man fell into the lake.

The couple hurriedly ran to rescue them, and suddenly saw the white-haired old man standing on the lake, as if walking on flat ground, smiling and waving to them, and drifted away.

Only then did the Duan family realize that the white-haired old man was not a mortal.

Thinking of the old man's parting words, he used the money to build a tall bluestone arch bridge at the original small wooden bridge, and also built a pavilion at the head of the bridge.

From then on, people visiting the West Lake no longer have to worry about slippery roads and broken bridges.

The villagers remembered the good deeds of the Duan family and the couple in building the bridge, so they called the bridge Duanjia Bridge.

Later, because "Duan" and "Duan" have the same pronunciation, it was called Broken Bridge.

Fangsheng Bridge spans the Caogang River in the east of Zhujiajiao Town and is one of the ten scenic spots in Zhuli (Zhujiajiao).

In the fifth year of Longqing's reign in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1571), it was built with funds raised by temple monks. The monks once stipulated that only five turtles could be released under the bridge, and no nets could be cast to catch them, so it was named Release Bridge. The origin of Xianren Bridge was in ancient times.

This place is called Bailong Stream. The bottom of the stream is unfathomable. There are six white dragons entrenched here, doing evil and causing trouble.

The local people send sacrifices of boys, girls, cattle and sheep every year. If they are not careful, there will be strong winds in winter and heavy rains in summer. Disasters will continue and the lives will be devastated.

Local people go up the mountain to collect firewood. If they accidentally enter the Bailong Cave, they will become the delicacies of the six white dragons.

He Xiangu, who was practicing in Jinge Mountain, saw this and was angry in her heart. She decided to eliminate harm for the people regardless of her shallow practice.

He Xiangu fought with six white dragons from the ground to the air, from the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, until the sky was dark and the earth was dark.

After fighting for seventy-seven and forty-nine days throughout the year, the six dragons were defeated and fled into the deep water stream. He Xiangu took out the peach strips from her waist, fished out the six white dragons, and placed them in the white dragon stream for sacrifice.

People go up the mountain to pass.

As time passed, the six white dragons turned into six stone floating blocks between the two cliffs.

In order to commemorate He Xiangu's efforts to eliminate harm to the people, people named it Xianren Bridge.

The origin of "Tengqiao" As early as before the Ming Dynasty, Tengqiao was an important passage from Fuzhou to Fujian, Guangdong and other places.

At that time, there were several small villages such as Xikengguo, Hanqiaokou, Zhangjiakou, Mihunyuan, Yangjiaxiang, Qiujiapai, etc. scattered on both sides of the road.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, another Luo family moved here.

Due to the rapid population reproduction, the village gradually expanded, and gradually became a larger village connected with Qiujiapai, Hanqiaokou and other small villages.

At that time, there was a small river in front of the village, and there was a wooden bridge on the small river for people to cross.

There is a huge maple tree next to the wooden bridge. The tree is surrounded by vines and vines. Later, as the vines grow and flourish, many vines flutter in the wind and wrap around the bridge.

Therefore, pedestrians call this place "Tengqiao Village".

Once, a governor was passing by this bridge on horseback. He suddenly tripped over the vines beside the bridge and both the man and the horse fell into the river under the bridge.

When asked later about the place name "Tengqiao" village, the official said that the water and grass here were unfavorable and they had to be removed, and changed the name of the water to "horse", which is the word "Teng".

"Tengqiao" got its name from this.

The legend of Jiuxianqiao In the past, the Jiuxianqiao area in the eastern suburbs of Beijing was a very desolate place. From the nearby place names such as Liugong Tomb and Wangye Tomb, we can know that this was a cemetery for dignitaries in the past.