Photos of Luoyang Bridge

Luoyang Bridge, formerly known as "Wan'an Bridge". In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, a large number of people from the Central Plains moved south, seeing that the mountains and rivers here are very similar to the ancient capital Luoyang, so the bridge was named Luoyang Bridge. It is known as the Four Famous Bridges in Ancient China together with Lugou Bridge in Beijing, Zhaozhou Bridge in Hebei and Guangji Bridge in Guangdong. Luoyang Bridge is not long, the current bridge is 73.29 meters long and is composed of stones. The whole bridge has a total of 44 boat-shaped piers, 104 stone lions, and 7 stone towers. It is designed for ship-shaped bridge foundations, which not only reduces the impact of water, but also has a better aesthetic effect. Luoyang Bridge is the earliest existing cross-sea beam-type large stone bridge in China, and it is also the beginning of the raft foundation of bridges in the world. The special part of the bridge design is the "planting oyster solid foundation method". The method is to cultivate a large number of oysters under the bridge, and cleverly use the characteristics of strong adhesion and fast reproduction of the oyster shell to glue and condense the bridge foundation stone and the bridge pier stone into a solid structure. overall. This is also the first pioneering work in the world to apply biological knowledge to bridge engineering. There is also the Cai Xiang Temple built in the Song Dynasty at the bridge head. You can see the stone statue of Cai Xiang, which was built in memory of Cai Xiang. The famous Song stele of Cai Xiang's "Wan'an Bridge" was erected in the temple. The article on the stele is short and concise. It records the time, age, length and width of the bridge, the silver taels spent and the characters involved in 153 characters. The calligraphy is beautiful and the carving is exquisite. Cai Xiang is one of the four major calligraphers in the Song Dynasty. He wrote and wrote this monument to add brilliance to Luoyang Bridge. Many Luoyang Bridges are famous for their history, not because they are beautiful and spectacular. It doesn't take much time to walk back and forth, and the stone tablets of various periods along the way describe its long history. Come here to see the bow-shaped piers and appreciate the architectural art of ancient bridges. You can also see the river below through Shi Feng on the bridge, and feel the surging river on the bridge. It is also worth mentioning that it is one of the four ancient bridges in ancient China that is free to visit.