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Hongqiao ( Floor of trials and hardship) Travel Western Hunan of China

Hongqiao ( Floor of trials and hardship) Travel Western Hunan of China

Write: Veit [2011-05-23]

Hongqiao (  Floor of trials and hardship)  Travel  Western Hunan of China

Introduce

Hongqiao is originally known as poaching Hongqiao and is also called floor of trials and hardship, lies in Shawan scenic spot, it was established in reign of Ming Emperor Hongwu seven years, the maintenance passing a lot of times from beginning to end, present Hongqiao was built in 2000. This is that one spans three above small bay in a river and river and joins the bridge, it is as high as several floor block from surface of water to top of the bridge, all built of granite. Form a piece of downtown streets on the bridge floor, people come and go, bustling with activity.
Engrave writing, its younger brother s yellow antithetical couplet of the book forever of Huang Yongyu on the both ends wall of the bridge. First say: Night white moon this, who be at going back dragon s pool, the intersection of light and the intersection of floor and ship, colorful shadow ripple, string song reflect the mountain, reflect ink; Shine the male genital in eyes spring, the time of noon of shelter bridge, the drunk is refined to travel, the eminent monk of the chivalrous person, beautiful scene such as dream such as poem. The second layer is specially used for meeting the important honored guest and showing the some celebrities calligraphy and painting.
General knowledge: Huang Yongyu writes this Hongqiao in this way separately in writing two characters of the hometown: Have one bridge, the intersection of bridge and the intersection of upper strata and piles of 24 house of household, air red green green clothes in being fine, in the middle of the bridge is a side street with tile ceiling, are selling the strange thing . One is covered with in three arch bridges of the height house. Still a street four on the bridge, sell the cake the powder, needle and line, Chinese medicinal materials, the paper money god that use on the Spring Festival holidays supports, embroider goods, wear clothes, fur, leather shoes, pass by on one s way mess, red lotion pill comes loose, the mouse, flea medicine.