The car stopped at the Shipai downstairs of Chao Hai Temple in Shuitou Town. There are three stone tablets diagonally opposite, one of which only has the word "bridge", which was inscribed by Chen Dafang, the magistrate of Nan 'an County, Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty. The word diameter is two feet, the seal script is evenly matched, and the weather is steep. Chen Dafang was a scholar in Shaoxing for eight years, and served as an assistant general in Nan 'an County at the end of Shaoxing. Later generations completed the monument and stood beside it, but the modern computer body used for Chinese characters did not have that kind of ancient weather after all. Next to the monument is the Tingchao Building, a bridgehead at the western end of Anping Bridge inscribed by Sun Yuan. I don't know who it is, but these three words are 30 cm in diameter, full of brushwork, magnificent and won the charm of Yan. They must be the masters in the book. Looking back at that year, when "the tide rises and falls, the wind is surging" (Zhao Lingyi in the Southern Song Dynasty), how calm and calm it was for a scholar to "wave a feather fan at Wang Jianggao" (Zhang Yilao in the Southern Song Dynasty).
Coming out of an iron gate that only allows pedestrians to enter and leave, we went to Anping Bridge.
Looking back, you can see "An Lan, a water town" opposite the "Tingchao Building", with a word diameter of 35 cm, vigorous and straight, with Liu Cheng hanging. It is understood that the prosperity of Nan 'an County began in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty (1808). According to historical records, he was born in Cixi, Zhejiang. In the fifty-four years of Qianlong, he was a scholar, and the legacy of calligraphy was handed down from generation to generation, and everyone treasured it. Guangxu's "Cixi County Records" called it: a worker is a grass worker, especially good at breaking books.
Seen from a distance, Anping Bridge stretches forward like a long dragon. The dragon has no beginning and end, even if the eyesight is good, it will never end. This is a bridge built entirely of granite. These thousands of pieces of granite are weathered and mottled over the years, like a weather-beaten old man, calm and serene. Let our eyes project to the Southern Song Dynasty more than 800 years ago. Shaoxing eight years (1 138), came to power, Yue Fei was killed, the court made peace with Jin, and ceded territory to princes, which can be said to be a humiliating period. An Harbor, located in Quanzhou, is full of sails and merchants, and it is a prosperous scene. "An Haizhi" records: "At that time, the Qian Fan white dove in the harbor sailed smoothly between Haimen; The ferry is full of merchants and the goods turn to the mountains; The prosperity of the town is no less than that of a big city. " But: "The hurricane tide always comes, and the ship can't advance and retreat when hitting the water, and the floating mat is related, which has been a great disaster for the people since ancient times" (Anping Bridge in Shijing Town by Zhao Lingyi). In order to meet the needs of economy, trade and transportation at home and abroad, bridges came into being. With backward tools and equipment at that time, the construction difficulty in Mizunokami is far from what modern people can imagine. According to historical records, from the eighth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 138), monks and grandfathers began to build bridges, but Huang Hu and Shang Zhiyuan, wealthy businessmen in Anhai, failed to finish them. In the 21st year of Shaoxing (1 15 1), Zhao Lingyi, the county magistrate, took office in Quanzhou, presided over the renewal, and Huang Yi responded that the whole bridge was completed in one year, which was simply called "Anping Bridge". After the completion of the bridge, it is "a hidden jade road, just like a golden dike, magnificent and dense, and works like ghosts and gods", "the old and strong will look forward to it, dazzle and dance it" and "it is unparalleled in ancient and modern times, and there is no such thing in the southeast" (Anping Bridge in Shijing Town by Zhao Lingheng).
More than 800 years have passed, during which there have been ups and downs and changes. Although Anping Bridge was in danger of being demolished twice, it was fortunately preserved with the efforts of the cultural department. 1961March, Anping Bridge became one of the first national key cultural relics protection units announced by the State Council, and the dust finally settled.
Strolling through Anping Bridge, the sea breeze caresses your face, and the water waves are rippling, which is refreshing. In my ears, there seems to be a beautiful and elegant rhyme from the literati in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties: "Yuliang thousands of feet throws a rainbow at the sky, and the column is empty" (Southern Song Dynasty-Zhao Lingheng), "Wandering in the distant tide, the crystal environment floats" (Chen), "The tide rises and falls, and the pedestrian goes against it. If you don't go home, leave home. If you leave a young woman with a mountain flower to pity, you will come up to the vertebral bun as before "(Liao). Poets and poets wrote magnificence, detachment and homesickness with their pens.
Unconsciously, I came to the middle of the bridge, that is, Shui Xin Pavilion, which was built when the bridge was completed. The existing buildings have been destroyed and rebuilt several times, and they were rebuilt in five years of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1866). The famous couplet is engraved on the stone pillar in front of the temple: "There is a Buddha in the world, and there is no bridge in the world to grow this bridge." Guanyin Bodhisattva is enshrined in the temple, which is called Zhongting Buddha. However, when I saw incense burning, smoke filled, Sanskrit floating outside the temple, listening to this clean and comfortable Buddha music, I suddenly wanted to leave the hubbub.
There are also more than a dozen inscriptions on bridges built in past dynasties. The earliest existing stone tablet was rebuilt in Anping Bridge in the third year of Tianshun in Ming Dynasty (1459), which has a history of more than 500 years. The monument is 188 cm high and 60 cm wide, and the inscription is seal script. The lower part of the inscription is unclear, and later generations supplemented it with red paint according to the information. The year of Gengzi in Wanli of Ming Dynasty (1600), the eleventh year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty (1638), the fifth year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1727), and the monuments erected in Qingganlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng and Guangxu, from the aspects of engineering technology, humanities and art, cultural relics and archaeology, etc.
There is a special monument here, which was erected in the 28th year of Qianlong (1763). The inscription reads: At that time, the Salt Pavilion ran to Hongda to sell salt and blackmail the people. Anhai businessmen are in charge of Xingquan Yongdao Tan, who instructed Anhai Branch to prohibit musicians from getting involved in civil affairs. This is a typical case in which the "civil prosecutor" won the case. I wonder if a corrupt official will break out in a cold sweat when he sees this inscription?
There is also a new monument in recent years. The inscription is1962165438+1In mid-October, Yu Liqun, Mrs. Guo Moruo, wrote "Yong Wuli Bridge": "Wuli Bridge becomes a land bridge, and Zheng Fan's old residence disappears vertically. The heroic spirit is eternal, and the spirit of labor is overflowing. I don't believe Mo Jun really dreamed of vinegar, but I like watching Yan Ming's cake. Who knows the first poem of returning to Taiwan? " Although it has been suggested that the phrase "I don't believe in your true dream vinegar" in this poem is used in Wuliqiao, which is a folk legend that Cai Xiang presided over the construction of Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is "Dai Li, Zhang Guan", several local fans carved it into a tall poem tablet according to the ink in Lao Guo's poem and stood in the small forest of steles in Wuliqiao Pavilion.
The monk's room connected with Shui Xin Pavilion is called Chenglaiyuan. The monk's room, which used to be very ordinary, shines because of two celebrities. In the late September of Lunar Calendar 1938, Master Hongyi went to Anhai from Zhangzhou via Tongan Brahma Temple at the invitation of Master Fengde of Anhai Heart Pavilion, and stayed in a small room in Chengyang Courtyard for one month. In the meantime, many local people in Anhai have visited it. The mage is approachable and has a close relationship with calligraphy. According to the test, he wrote more than 300 articles, which were stories for a while. The words "The Tathagata is boundless, and Pu Xian is empty" and the couplets on the stele of Chengyueyuan were written by Master Hongyi in the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), and were copied on the stele by Li Qiongshui, a descendant of "Li Ruimei". Please carve it by Wu Yuanshan, a stonemason in Huian. In the thirty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1948)65438+ February, master disciple Mr. Feng Zikai came here with his daughter Feng Yiyin to look for the teacher's remains, lived in Chenghua College where master Hongyi once lived, had a discussion with Anhai people in Jindun Ancestral Temple, exhibited calligraphy and painting in Gaozhuo Ancestral Temple, and gave a speech in Zheng Yang Primary School. Cheng Yue Courtyard has become an important monument of Master Hongyi in Anhai.
We came to the eastern end of Anping Bridge, where there is also a bridgehead, a two-story pavilion, a masonry structure, and an arch below, with four large stone carvings of "beautiful sea and clear water" embedded on it. This was established by Hezhen Office of Tongzhi County in Qing Dynasty (1864). Passing through the archway and looking back at the bridge head, there are two stone carvings inscribed by Li during the reconstruction of Jiazi (1864) in the middle of winter, which are still shining through the long river of history.
I looked west on the stone railing near the tall building and saw that there were no vehicles on the Anping Bridge. People are busy and everything is calm again. I think prosperity is desirable, but isn't peace a beauty?