Wenqiao Town is 48 kilometers away from Quanzhou County and adjacent to Dongan County, Hunan Province, with an area of 335 square kilometers and a population of more than 50,000. It is located at the foot of Yuechengling and surrounded by mountains. It is a small basin. Quanzhou county recorded that the terrain of Wenqiao was "Three Mountains, Six Ridges and Twelve Bridges". Three mountains, namely Bijia Mountain, Cunninghamia lanceolata Mountain and Hejian Mountain. Six cold refers to Xiongjialing, Fengjialing, Ailing, Xiling, Qiaotouling and Bajiaoling. There are more than twelve bridges. There are bridges in every stream flowing from every mountain and ridge, and there are dozens of country roads and bridges in Lulu.
There are many kinds of bridges in Wenqiao Town, including Feng Shui Bridge, Wind and Rain Bridge, Stone Arch Bridge, Wooden Bridge, Stone Banqiao Bridge and Pavilion Bridge. There are hundreds of them, each with different aesthetic feeling and interest. Moreover, the most local feature should be the wind and rain bridge, and now there are 22 in the town. Located 200 meters northeast of Wenqiao Village, Wenqiao Town, it was built in the Qing Dynasty to raise money for local villagers, and the specific age is unknown. There is a bridge pavilion for pedestrians to rest and shelter from the wind and rain. This bridge is long and simple. It was fixed at 1963. There are three stone piers in Qiaohe River, which are paved with big logs. The bridge is 27 meters long and 4 meters wide, and the deck is paved with planks. The long corridor bridge pavilion is 4 meters high and supported by four rows of 72 round wooden columns. The bridge deck is 3 meters high from the river bed, with railings on both sides and blue tiles on the top cover, which is the top of the two slopes of the inclined mountain. Now there is a cement highway bridge next to Zhengziqiao for vehicles to pass. The two bridges are side by side, named Friendship Bridge, and the people also call it Brother Bridge.
Dongfeng Bridge: Located by the river where the town government is located, there is a hill on the right and a vast fertile field on the left. Under the bridge is a double-hole stone arch bridge pier, and the deck is paved with a flat blue stone bridge; Above it is a shingle structure, round wooden columns, square railings, long benches and wooden rafters with a top cover, which are beautiful and generous in shape. Founded in the Qing Dynasty, it is a simple wind and rain bridge. In 2003, local people raised funds to build a one-pound Xiaolong Bridge. The bridge is 6 meters wide and can be opened to traffic. Both sides are 4 meters wide, and there are fences and wooden benches for people to rest. The bridge is covered with glazed tiles and the octagons overlap, which is extraordinary. It is a young and modern wind and rain bridge.
There are too many bridges in Wenqiao, so I won't introduce them one by one. The reason why there are many bridges is that there are many rivers such as Vientiane River, Xiangyi River, Wenqiao River, Jianshui, etc. 10 to separate residential villages from rural buildings, so bridges must be used to connect "mountains and rivers". On the other hand, there are many officials in this town. Quanzhou county said, "Long and Wan 'er townships produce white rice, and Sijian townships produce swords and spears, so they fall into the countryside with wealth." Before the Republic of China, Quanzhou was divided into six towns: Ende, Jian 'an, Xiangyi, Changle, Wanquan and Shengping. Sheng Xiang is now under the jurisdiction of Wenqiao and Miaotou. These officials are glorious ancestors, immortal and often donate money to build bridges for their hometown. Most of the wind and rain bridges and stone arch bridges, which are still well preserved and magnificent, were donated and repaired by outside officials. In addition, the masses also have the social custom of raising funds to build bridges and "accumulate yin". When the child is a toddler, his parents should choose an auspicious day to build a temporary bridge or a road for the child. More importantly, the villagers in Wenqiao have the consciousness of protecting roads and raising bridges. Every village has village rules and regulations to protect the bridge, such as the repair period of the bridge, fund raising, and punishment methods for saboteurs. These are clearly defined.
"If you want to be rich, build roads first." In the past 20 10 years, Wenqiao Town has fully mobilized the masses to win funds from all sides and built many roads. Now there are 17 village committees in the whole town, and each village has a car. In fact, Wenqiao Town itself is a bridge.