Hualong bridge Guiyang bridge

Hualong Bridge was built in the tenth year of Hongzhi (1497), and it is superior to Guancheng River together with the stone bridges convenient for residents to cross the river, such as Guanzhu Bridge, Liu Dong Bridge and Taiping Bridge. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guancheng River was rich in fresh fish, and the alley next to Hualong Bridge was named Yugangpu (Ming) and Xianyu Lane (Qing) because of the concentration of fishmongers. The steep riverbed in the old society led to the Guancheng River flowing to this time. Now, the scenes recorded in these books no longer exist, but this reporter named "Hualong" has found a positive solution: in the past, in the first month of each year, Guiyang held a dragon lantern competition, and the troupe from Shili Baxiang came to participate in the competition. After the dragon lantern competition, all the dragon lanterns will be concentrated on the Hualong Bridge, reduced to ashes, sent to the sky and returned to their positions, so the name of "Dragon Lantern" is associated with this stone bridge that is convenient for people to cross the river. But why did they choose to burn here?

Speaking of Hualong Bridge, Guancheng River under the bridge can't be ignored. Guancheng River, called Jade Belt River in ancient times, winds through Guiyang like a smooth jade belt. This river originates in the east of Guiyang, passes through Liu Dong Bridge in Guiyang and flows into Nanming River. In the old days, when there was little traffic in Guancheng River, cowhide dealers would hang on the beach to dry cowhide, and nearby cotton shops and homespun shops would also dry cloth here, creating a scene of "Qian Fan is full of sand". According to some anecdotal records, the feng shui teacher of Guiyang in the old days said that the Yin and Yang fish of Guancheng River shaped like Taoism passed through Guiyang City, and Guiyang City surrounded by mountains was like a lotus flower blooming under a bodhisattva, so both Buddhism and Taoism blessed Guiyang as a land of feng shui.

There are many celebrities beside Hualong Bridge, which is naturally superior to Guancheng River. Guo's former residence in the late Qing Dynasty is here. At that time, after his mother died, Guo built an ancestral temple in the lane next to Hualong Bridge (now Shaanxi Road). Why was it located in the remote He Miaomiao Lane? Legend has it that Guo wants to cut off in Guiyang and use this place to "turn the dragon", but the time for verification is too long. Let's talk about it after dinner.

The Hualong Bridge expanded by the government is also magnificent. The old stone bridge covered with plants can still be seen next to the new bridge, but it is not difficult to tell which part of Hualong Bridge it belongs to, and Guancheng River is "captive" in the floodgate of Putuo section of Guancheng River because of flood control project. Nowadays, the scenery of Hualong under the bridge has been difficult to reproduce. On the contrary, Shaanxi Road, Putuo Road and Zhonghua North Road, which are lined with high-rise buildings on both sides of Hualong Bridge, are all confirming the development of this blessed land of Guiyang. Although there is no dragon under the bridge, dragons fly on it.