Part of a century-old stone bridge.
"There are 128 ancient stone bridges in Xiangzikou Town 100 years old. It's amazing that there are stories in the seats. Come and have a look. " 10, the reporter received a phone call from Chen Xin, a resident of Xiangzikou Town, Ningxiang County. He is both excited and proud.
"This bridge is made of granite, and it is patchwork. The circular arch and the flat beam bridge are mixed into one, which is convenient for flood discharge and navigation." 12, the reporter turned around for nearly 3 hours and came to Gushi Village, Xiangzikou Town. Standing on the Maogong Bridge, Chen Xin explained the structure of this ancient stone bridge and the story behind it.
Maogong Bridge, built in the late Qing Dynasty, straddles the Green Water River. It is understood that in the past hundred years, Xiangzikou has experienced numerous floods, but this ancient Mashi Bridge still stands.
At the beginning of this year, the government of Xiangzikou Town decided to develop and dig deep into tourist attractions and build tourism into a pillar industry. Chen Xin is a government cadre in Xiangzikou Town, responsible for the excavation and arrangement of tourist attractions. Born in Ningxiang, Chen Xin, he spent half a year exploring the ancient stone bridges in the town with his love for his hometown and discovering the stories behind them. Shenzhen issues invoices. According to this survey, there are 128 ancient stone bridges over 100 years in Xiangzikou.
Zhang Pingfei, mayor of Xiangzikou Town, told reporters that there are many historical sites in Xiangzikou, a thousand-year-old town, and the most distinctive one is a large number of stone bridges, so it has the reputation of "hometown of ancient bridges". Besides Maogong Bridge, there are Dengpo Bridge, Guanyin Bridge and T-shaped Bridge. Behind every ancient stone bridge, there is a touching story.
Dengpo Bridge was donated by Li Jian in memory of Dengpo during Qianlong period. At the junction of Gushi and Shi Cun, it is a circular stone arch bridge with a length of12m, a width of 4.5m and a height of 4.7m.. It is all granite, and there are square feldspar strips on both sides of the bridge top. It is said that 80-year-old Deng Apo died here to save the shepherd boy who fell into the water.
Zhenxing Bridge is located in Gushi Village, with a total length of 43.5 meters and five piers, each with a span of more than 7 meters. There is a natural granite on the right side of the bridge upstream, which looks like a thousand-year-old turtle lying on the river bed. Historically, Anhua and Taojiang villagers had to cross this bridge when crossing Ningxiang to Changsha. In order to save the villagers from wading across the river, a wealthy rural businessman named Liu Zhenxing donated more than half of his property to build the bridge.
"We are applying for 12 ancient stone bridges such as Maogong Bridge and Dengpo Bridge as municipal and provincial cultural relics protection units." Xiao Yu, secretary of the Party Committee of Xiangzikou Town, said that the things left by ancestors must be well protected.
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