Ancient bridges, because the boats sailing under the bridge to, the arch-shaped curvature of the bridge higher, showing rainbow-like, so bring a rainbow bridge named characters, attractive. Beijing Beihai Bridge today, is called Jin Ao Yu rainbow bridge, also known as Changhong
Ming Dong Gu person "Jade rainbow bridge" poem:
Su Lian Cheng lake is love, but see figure degrees Changhong.
Could it be eye askance temporary ramp wall, water far from the house of Fu Si Ying.
Reverberates across the Galaxy as the weft, vaguely too hydraulic autumn.
Dust outside the West, such as the sea, a distant street into different days.
Beijing Nanchizi, Hongqiao flying early years, "Wu Shi," said: "South City Flying Hongqiao, to whom stone, chisel Arowana Aquarium in stone, was the transfer from the Western Regions." Ming ZHU Wei Jing people, "the degree to fly Hongqiao" poem:
Whale of a sea-water culvert length away, ha deep stone beam.
Tile with Chi Bi Zhou Road, spilled into the Galaxy wall.
Ching Tim willow green color at first, when the pan off the flowers of spring flow.
Mang Wei regression across Penglai Island, hold fly ash into the construction of chapter.
Block Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province, down Hongqiao, little knowledge about the next seventy-two arch-shaped bridge opening to open. Ring, such as a half months due to long if Chuihong named. Sung Yi Zheng, "sag Hongqiao" poem:
Railings on the bridge lock hundred paintings, pedestrians to ride a wave Qiong Yao.
Plug-day Di rainbow jade waist wide gold sea whale salamander back high.
Road straight scuttling strength white, crushed cold shadow big Jiang Hao.
Galaxy herein naturally connected, not Sin Cha Tao August.
Anhui Qimen double-Chen Jiang Hong Qiao frame above the ancient style, texture Jianning, like double rainbow lowered, radiant, "Chang Jiang Shuanghong" prime attraction for the Keemun. Li Bai's poem "two wood mirror folder, double bridge off the Rainbow." Qiao Ji on Lancang River in Yunnan. Is a length of 106 meters, 3.6 meters wide, supported by the 18 chains chain bridge, bridge-building in the history of the world's first chain bridge built. (Built in the Ming Chenghua 1465-1487).
Yang Shen, "Ji Hongqiao" poem:
Flying iron step ladder hanging fiber greedy, independent misty blue Xiao Ping.
Teng Yi Yu fog atmosphere evil miasma, peacocks drinking smoke Seto Jiang Qing.
Twice Ailao Lan Jin, Zhuge camp west of Po Chai.
Yu Wan back in the Central Plains, where nostalgia Sigui limited circumstances.
Drama "White Snake" in the story meet the Broken Bridge is very touching. Hangzhou has called the bridge of the monuments, especially famous.
Palace Museum in Beijing has broken Hongqiao is also one of the famous landscape. Broken Gate of Supreme Harmony and the Hong Qiao Wu Yingdian in between. For the single hole white marble stone arch bridge north-south length of 18.7 meters, 9.2 meters wide pass, were two wide, the middle speaker waisted thin, less than the radius of curvature of the stone arch bridge (the arc of less than 1800), an arc Arch. Column on both sides were expected to Hongqiao off 20, 10 on each side, in pairs, each column carved look around Lianzhu Lotus Xu Mizuo, the top seat of various shapes carved lions, carved lions who was also a small lion, or a or two, vivid, lively and lovely, the size of a total of 34. Wang Shilan Tray embedded between columns on both sides a total of tailgate 18, each engraved lotus bonsai upper tailgate, the lower is the one after the treasure peony flowers Ssangyong chased relief. Ssangyong carved, the former running back of the dragon turned to tease the dragon, panting to catch up the back of the mouth, elegant and lightweight, the shuttle in the air among the clouds and rain. Two bridges have two disheveled Shishou, the ancients named it Pa, the legend of the dragon have nine sons in the youngest. Pa under the overall carving, smooth lines, the body of strong build, muscular, full, head wrap hair falls down on you like fly backwards, like bristle; eyes open wide and bright, looking ahead; mouth two asparagus floating in the cheek on both sides, soft chic, dynamic; four Zhao Jian Li, joints raised to attract and squatting on the base engraved with the waves, a loyal, dedicated the appearance. Bridge opening at the top of a water carved the beast, for it is good drinking water, people put it placed in the gate, bridge and dam side, it can be said to have the town to prevent the flooding regime.
Why is it called off the Hongqiao it?
Some people say: under the bridge is a flow from west to east Jinshui, river bank protection on both sides and white marble stone with a stone fence, with the river winds extended forward, water, barrier foil to the stone bridge, in the setting sun as a crescent under the irradiation of the rainbow throughout the north and south, the horizon seems to put the cut-off under a rainbow-like, so called "off Hongqiao."
Others say: Hongqiao originally called Lethal off the bridge. Ming and Qing era, the palace of the civil and military ministers ordered officials to death if committed, will launch the Meridian Gate beheaded, not straight to the front of the temple through the Meridian Gate of Supreme Harmony, but to go out West Hongqiao West had broken the door. Before the prisoner did not cross the bridge, you can eat and to drink, brisk walking slowly, had to wait Ciguan once had a broken Hongqiao to Shengkun cable tie, escort on the road, never looking back days. Therefore, people call it "Lethal bridge."
Is not so. According to expert research: breaking the Hongqiao Ming Palace was built in the Yuan Dynasty. Yuan Chong-day outside the palace is the week of the bridge. Rainbow Bridge for three weeks at that time, the Yuan Ming Palace in rebuilding the site of the palace, still using the Yuan Dynasty "bridge week" so things, renamed the "off Hongqiao." Hongqiao off a length of about rivers, but also the old river channel using the Yuan Dynasty. Why is it called off the Hongqiao it? This was from the "Broken Rainbow" Speaking in the Modern Chinese Interpretation: broken rainbow can be roughly interpreted as a broken rainbow, but the ancients is not so interpreted.
In ancient times, "Rainbow" means primarily "Hong Liang," The rainbow-shaped bridge term of the present meaning. That one of every rainbow bridge. "Cease cultivation recorded" set "Rainbow Bridge Three weeks." Yuan and Ming dynasties of ancient literature, but also many with "Rainbow" to count the number of bridges. Kan Duo "Yuan Dynasty palace map test" set out "the bridge to Hong terms, still fresh then. 'Xiao record' that I said: 'Block', not as good as 'rainbow' appropriate." Although the commonly known name Hongqiao off, but like non-rainbow meaning, while still "rainbow beam" and the "rainbow bridge three weeks," linked. "Off" to "cut", "broken", the weekly Rainbow Bridge in the truncated three-two rainbow, so that the "broken rainbow." "Off Hongqiao" is truncated rainbow bridge beams. "Week Three Rainbow Bridge" is the system specification requirements. "Analysis of Jin Chi" in the "Week bridge, or the meaning of" poetry "'made the boat for the beam', Gu Yue Zhou bridge." (Ancient boat, weeks pass) Song Jinhuang city is a bridge in front of all name "Zhou Bridge." Bridge in the early Ming Dynasty week still has not been destroyed, just lost in maintenance. Five years in the Paradise Lane Song made "fall off element Prince Palace Poems" wrote: "Yu Kiu bad dragon stone, Jinshui ditch into horses." Yongle Ouchi relocation, the original bridge is neither in the Wong-week the main entrance of the main entrance of the city not in the palace, they can not as a "bridge week", so as plummeted. Higher status and a lost, naturally, can not retain their lofty third rainbow specifications. However, this bridge is still in place Jinshuihe through slight modification, cutting to the Okimichi dragon, two Hong amputated, leaving one of the rainbow. So that the "off Rainbow."
Rainbow in the three truncated Which two rainbow? This is not easy to guess. From a practical, beautiful, strong point of view to measure, can retain the middle of a rainbow, cut off about two rainbow.
Some experts believe that the bridge Zhou Yuan, Yuan Dynasty, the palace is an important outside the building. Four years of the Ming Yongle (1406) built around it, including the Imperial Palace, including the time and renamed the off Hongqiao, it can be said with one stone on stone one thing is precious. The bridge in the Forbidden City is the oldest and most beautiful bridge, already has 700 years of history.
This stone bridge Who designed it?
According to historical records, the bridge was designed by Yuan Zhou Qiong Yang. Qiong Yang, Quyang County, Hebei Province, born in mason family. His stone "Every time a new, clever layers of days, people monensin and Yan." Bridge construction week, Qiong Yang design has been appreciated by Kublai Khan, the response to most of he and other builders, pipe collar Yannan appointed him mason separate ways. Most of the construction process, he moved three of its officers, done most other road leading Stone Mountain Field Office Explorer. 1276 Week ordered him to design and build bridges. There is a scene in the book describing the Yuan Dynasty palace, called the "Palace left record," he wrote: "Dragon and Phoenix all week bridge clouds, Ming Ying jade. Bridge has four Baishilong, engine load in the water, very strong." This stone bridge, not only carved but sturdy, and now 700 years have passed, the bridge is still very strong. Palace overhaul in recent years, large trucks carrying construction materials through the bridge, towering bridge fixed. Ancient craftsmen impressive compact design and superior workmanship Hongqiao and bridge-building talents. In fact the later Ming and Qing capital process, all the constructions built bridges, including the Tiananmen Square in front of the Golden Water Bridge, the Golden Water Bridge in front of Supreme Harmony, also are based on Yang Qiong Zhou bridge design modeled.