Legend has it that there is a road called Huang Quan Road, a river called Forgetting River and a bridge called Naihe Bridge. Walking across Naihe Bridge, there is an earthen terrace called Wangxiangtai. An old woman named Meng Po is selling Meng Po soup at Wangxiangtai. There is a stone called Sansheng Stone near Forgotten River. Meng Po Tang makes you forget everything, and Sansheng Stone records your past life. We walked across Naihe Bridge, saw the world for the last time on Wangxiangtai, and drank a cup of boiled water in Forgotten River. Why insist on "there is no fate in this life"?
This bridge is the boundary, and a new cycle begins. Qingshiqiao moves in five steps, the west of the bridge is female, the east of the bridge is male, the left is yin, and the right is yang. If anyone dies at the age of 97, Naiheqiao will wait three years. Looking back at the Millennium, a century-old agreement. Perhaps the love of husband and wife in this life begins in Sri Lanka and ends here.
Under the Naihe Bridge, thousands of feet is surrounded by a sea of clouds, waiting for the afterlife. Nobody knows what it is. The agreement of the afterlife is only a follow-up to this life. After drinking Meng Po Tang, I forgot everything. Meeting in the afterlife is just a new beginning. Naiheqiao, how can we leave in the past, meet in this life and meet again in the afterlife?
2. Zhao Zhouqiao
Legend has it that there are 100 gods in the sky, including 8 generals, 72 demons, 36 plough, 28 stars, 9 stars, 6 Ding and 6 Jia. This myth and legend inspired Zhao Zhouqiao's architectural concept to some extent and laid the ideological foundation for creative design. On the basis of this idea, our ancestors, clever craftsmen, boldly conceived and skillfully conceived;
Make full use of predecessors' experience and myths and legends and integrate them into the structure of the bridge. First, the overall modeling structure of the ancient scientific bridge in heavenly stems and earthly branches is designed, that is, Tai Chi is divided into instruments, two instruments are divided into four images, and four images are divided into eight diagrams. With the galloping, the bridge is divided into two musical instruments at both ends.
The four small arches are four elephants. The second is to combine the legendary gods with the components of the bridge, so that scientific experience can be integrated with myths and legends. Created the deified image of Zhao Zhouqiao.
For example, 28 arch rings are 28 stars, and the 72 arch stones of each arch ring are 72 demons, which support the bridge bottom below it. Nine iron beams are nine stars, six dog stones are six Liu Ding Jia, and they protect the bridge.
One hundred and eight stones facing the sky are one hundred and eight generals, guarding both sides of the bridge. Thirty-six railings are 36 days, guarding the bridge deck. Within the layout of Tai Chi, Two Instruments, Four Elephants and Eight Diagrams, various gods will divide their forces to guard, cooperate closely and do their best.
This ingenious design, drawing on, using and combining myths and legends, and combining reality with reality, makes the influence of this myth play a subtle role in the design and construction of bridges. This is a great invention of China craftsmen. Because of this ingenious combination, the image of God penetrated into the structure of the bridge, and the structure of the bridge was reflected in the image of God, and the bridge became the incarnation of God-deified Zhao Zhouqiao.
3. Luoyang Bridge
According to reports, the ancient Luoyang River was turbulent, and people on both sides of the strait often encountered danger when crossing the river. But at that time, it was the only way for Guangdong and Fujian to enter Beijing, and the ferry became the only way. In order to pray for a safe transition, people call this ferry "Wan 'an Ferry" and there is a bridge behind it, also called "Wan 'an Bridge".
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, due to war and natural disasters, a large number of Heluo people moved south to Quanzhou, Fujian, centering on Luoyang, the ancient capital at that time. The people of the Central Plains brought advanced and developed agricultural technology and experience to guide the local people to reclaim and develop agriculture. Seeing that the mountains and rivers here are very similar to the ancient capital Luoyang, I named it Luoyang, so Luoyang River and Luoyang Bridge came into being.
4. Legend of Bridge: Legend of Xianggong Bridge
Huxi-a tributary at the end of Enjiang River in the east of Jishui County. Huxi originated in the north of Gufu Village, Futan Town, Qingyuan District. As early as the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, a stone arch bridge named Xianggong Bridge was built on this river. In ancient times, this bridge was the only way for Jishui County to reach Shuinan, Baisha, Shaxi, Donggu and even Xingguo and Ganzhou.
Regarding Xianggong Bridge, there is a true legend in the local area: there is an official road north of Gufu, and all passers-by have to pass through it. During the Southern Song Dynasty, a talented "xianggong" rode an official road to Beijing to catch the exam. This "xianggong" is full of ambition and impatience. He came to the simple bridge in the west of the lake early in the morning and rode on it. Because the original bridge was in disrepair and dilapidated, he rode to the middle and stepped on the loose stone.
He lost a foot and fell into the stream under the bridge with his horse. The craggy rocks at the bottom of the stream caused Xianggong to hit the rocks and die. The villagers were very sad when they heard the news. In order to prevent this tragedy from happening again, the villagers are determined to build a stone bridge here. But at that time, it cost a lot of money to build a stone bridge. The villagers are really poor. Although they have everything, it is still not enough.
However, the lesson of blood has left people in Gufu village with lingering fears, and the original intention of building the bridge has not changed. People are United, and Mount Tai is moved. The villagers of Gufu just tightened their belts and accumulated for several years before they built this stone bridge.
In memory of this promising candidate, people named this bridge "Xianggong Bridge". Soon, everyone built a "xianggong" temple on the west side of the bridge to commemorate this "xianggong" who shouldn't have died, which only fulfilled a wish of the villagers.
5. The Legend of Bridge: The Legend of Anyang Bridge
The oldest existing bridge on Anyang River, like people in other places, is called Anyang Bridge by Anyang people. Speaking of the age of this bridge, although it is not as long as that of Zhao Zhouqiao, it has experienced the vicissitudes of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and the storms from the Republic of China to the present.
Then who built this bridge? Folklore, of course. Since it is a legend, there must be a great man behind it. Who is this legendary great man? It was none other than Zhu Yuanzhang, a legendary figure who accomplished the almost impossible task from monk to emperor.
It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang rose up against Yuan, in thousands of battles, he was defeated by Yuan soldiers this time, once by Anyang River. But to Zhu Yuanzhang's great sorrow, there is not a boat on the Anyang River, which is the critical moment when there is a pursuer before and a blockade after. What shall we do? The old man in Anyang said, Don't panic. Who is Zhu Yuanzhang? That's the emperor, the real dragon emperor. How can you refuse?
Just then, the future emperor Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly saw a big whale on the river in despair. How big is this whale? I haven't seen it. Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang boarded the whale back with his troops and successfully crossed the Anyang River. How big do you think that fish is? Even more amazing, when the troops of the Yuan Dynasty arrived, the whale disappeared as it appeared.
After escaping from danger, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly made up his mind that if he won the world in the future, he must build a bridge like a whale on Anyang River. Great men always keep their promises. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor and built a whale-shaped bridge over Anyang River. This is Anyang Bridge.
Because the back of Anyang Bridge is a bit like the back of a whale, standing on the bridge and watching the scenery is called whale back, which has become a famous scene in Anyang.