The advent of rainy season, so that the continuing hot temporarily come to an end. June 22, 2002, riding on a rare cool weather, and we happily boarded the Shanghai Green Line, the destination of this trip is located in Shanghai Qingpu District, the southwest corner of the bridge township - the town of Kanazawa.
After two transfers, arrived in the town of Kanazawa, nearly noon, a large billboard on the bus "Jiangnan first bridge township," the words highlighted the different Kanazawa. Out of the station, the face is the Jinxi Road, crossing the corner of a wall inscribed with the words "the town of Kanazawa," three characters, driving a number of appearances on both sides of the road is almost the size of the shop, with an area of 20 square meters, while a Chinese Joint supermarket and a bank, supermarket shopping, girls being girls and the city, look no different --- whether it is wearing a dress or skin color. The same as the city center, the road on both sides of which stand one block billboard, but the above is not doing commercials advertising --- but the Old Bridge Old Bridge endemic: Puji Bridge, the Emperor Pavilion Bridge, wishful Bridge, 10000 Onkyo , just look at these names will be able to feel the beauty of the ancient bridge township.
Kanazawa, Qingpu County, 22 kilometers away from the town, 66 km from downtown Shanghai, south across Jiashan, Zhejiang Taipu River and the junction of West and Wujiang, Jiangsu, adjacent to the north waterfront Dianshan Lake, the town a total area of 2644 square kilometers, which is located in the Grand View Garden within the town. According to township is recorded, the town built 960 years ago, there is "Xing Yu Song Sheng Yu yuan" theory. With regard to the origins of the town name, a legend once said that there were stone, such as people gather in harvest gold, so name "stone", Qingpu Dialect "stone" and "Kanazawa," sounds exactly the same, then I do not know what is false when written in the "Kanazawa." Another one is here for the swamps and rivers and lakes rich in fish m race gold, so called "Kanazawa." Kanazawa, Hongqiao Town, there have been 42 so far surviving Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties built seven bridges.
Jinxi Road along the former line, after over a small bridge on the pond to the right Guairu the narrow street, not far away the first thing your eyes because this is a wooden bridge, fineness relatively new, of course, will not be bridges, and look closely stone bridge Fang know this is the completion of 99 years in October Qing Pu Bridge. Department of the Northern Song Dynasty painting the bridge imitation "Qingming Riverside" in the "Bianshui Hongqiao", span of 16.28 meters, 4 meters wide, full-bridge from the 64 Arch-wood and 5 wood beams formed arch ring, the above and then re-order 60 arched wood into the x-type network structure. WGBH production company because of the United States for the production of NOVA column "China's rainbow bridge" built to the need of programming.
Kanazawa is not only a bridge township, or incense to numerous. Here are previous Bridge Temple, temple temples, bridges, built in the first year of the Song Jing-yi-ho Temple set to 5048 grand architecture famous Yangtze River, the "although the Edward Su, Hang Mo's Lingyin horses Qi-wei" in说. In the Pu-qing bridge, we encountered a young age to live here in an old man, the annual session of the oldest old, as far as he introduced Yi-hao had 18 pillars temple, crude people get a hold not live in his boyhood frequented where to play, hateful is that this all be "Oriental people" burned to the ground (the locals call the Japanese devils, "Oriental people"). Elderly people also told us: Kanazawa has a tradition of temple fairs held twice a year, respectively, during the Chinese Double Ninth March 28 and September, there will be many people come here to burn incense and worship is very lively.
In the Astor Bridge, not far south of the river, there are three little boys are into the river Lao Yu, children living in the city center to see if such a scene would envy.
Tong Street, continue south along the walk, you can see four bridges. Puji first is the bridge, it is the Shanghai region's most ancient stone arch bridge, bridge length 26.7 meters, 2.75 meters wide and was built in the Northern Song Dynasty Xianchun three years (1267), by a purple stone set, commonly known as purple stone bridge, also known as Church Bridge. The stone bridge is obviously the Song Dynasty original surface has been weathered, patches of peeling, revealing the deep mean after years of changes. Especially in the sunlight, ancient zishi exudes the Guangmang crystal, it is ecstatic, unlimited reveries. However, the bridge's stone balustrades reconstruction of the early years of the Qing Dynasty Yongzheng, stone and the bridge is different from one can be seen. Second is the Letting Them bridge, built in the Ming Dynasty, that is, when Chongzhen rebuilt, the Qing Qianlong 56 years (1791) reconstruction, bridge length 25.2 meters, 2.5 meters wide. The third seat is the Ideal bridge, built in between the first year of the Yuan Dynasty to the Qing dynasty, 25 years (1899) reconstruction, bridge length 20.6 meters, 3.2 meters wide. East of the bridge a couplet written: "the consequences of antecedent heart Sui Yi Ruyi Bridge, made the name suggests the main Temple of the Ancestors good for the division." Inferred from the couplet, wishful near the bridge had been there should be a Temple of the Ancestors. Fourth Yingxiang Bridge, is a three-span girder bridge, built in the Yuan Dynasty to the first year period (1335-1340), Ming Tianshun years of reconstruction, bridge length 34.25 meters, 2.43 meters wide, was originally Zhuanmu stone structure, rather Yuan Dynasty style, Today, wooden structures no longer exist.
In the southernmost tip of Tong Street, we saw a boat heading towards the river, we saw a middle-aged guy standing on the bow, the two long bamboo pole inserted in the river, pounding ah pound, and a moment to make bamboo water, original bamboo pole to the top there is a large net bag, which will bear a lot of snail, snail he fell on the board, to continue in the river Lao Zhao snail. Stern of a woman shaking scull the helm for the boat to provide the impetus and direction, she may seem snail than men bow fishing is more difficult, at least not easily where to go. We are fishing in the river snail and the guy talked for a few words, he told us to go fishing snail is to sell, but not give food, but feed the ducks. Then came a dark skin man, looks 60 away, we chatted with him about with interest up. It turned out that he was a factory across the river to the gatekeeper, but that plant has been closed down. He said, pointing across the river not far from the factory told us that there opened a printing ink factory, polluting the river here, the original river water is very clear. He added that other town opened a bearing plants, polluted rivers, and many people got sick, not cure, local governments turn a blind eye, the victims go to Beijing to petition, the town government has been stopped, it could be in the local resolved, but so far has not been resolved.
The bridge to the south of the Po Hing Temple and the street, we saw the Yi Ho Temple, the plaque on the temple from afar, "Yi Hao Buddhist Temple" before vigorous strong, came closer-to-know of the late Chinese Buddhism Association, Mr. Zhao Puchu handwriting (in the Temple in the east and a stone arch, above, there are Zhaolao word). Today's Yi-ho, though the new temple, but the Temple of the ginkgo and the "continuous marble" is downright antique. Ginkgo biloba tree is the early years of a man named Ben Nie Yuan Dynasty Pu and sodium monks planted the Western Regions, and has more than 700 years ago, high 25 meters, Wai 4.5m. That "constantly marble" also has the 700-year history, the site in the Main Hall before the lotus pond stone balustrades, the total length of more than 40 meters, stone carved clouds on three sides who are named "constantly marble", compounded by different clouds called " different clouds. " Now, "repeated marble" only 20 meters remaining and was casually piled a nondescript pond (not far from the ancient ginkgo), the pool has a small amount of water and Jigen rusty iron pipe, is simply baffling. "Constantly marble" that carved on the clouds and the leading, though experienced the catastrophe are still tenaciously transmission artistic charm to the world beckons to the superb skills of ancient craftsmen, it is sigh. Was even more incredible is that the "continuous marble," under the cross-puzzle with a different color of stone, inscribed "Song Yun-kai, and Shou-liang's Day," twenty-five, this was the Big Yuan Dynasty Calligraphy Home Zhao Meng fu's handwriting.
Jinxi Road, Tong Road on the north there are three bridges: (1) 10000 Onkyo, also known as 10000 Anting Bridge, built in the Song Dynasty Kagesada years (1260-1264), long 29 meters wide and 2.6 m, span 9.8 m. (2) forest and old bridge, built in the Yuan Dynasty to the first year period (1264-1294) and Qing Yongzheng a four-year renovation, long 24 meters wide and 3 meters. (3) The Emperor Pavilion Bridge, the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi 37 years (1698) reconstruction, long 23.5 meters wide and 2.3 meters.
In the 10000 Onkyo, we recognize that the siblings who is playing the river, we invite them to take pictures together, they are very happy. According to Wan-Sang, siblings take us to the forest to the old bridge, I do not know what, I smoke a child beside a small boy. He and siblings are neighbors, three children passionately describe to us here in Old Bridge as well as their living and learning in Kanazawa. Emperor's Club Bridge on the way to go through a Christ Church (on Tong Street, No. 108), is said to open every Sunday and Wednesday. And the children goodbye, we promised to go back and sent the photo and to encourage them to study hard.
Kanazawa this trip, it is felt that enough, we intend to Double Ninth Lunar New Year in September to catch up Kanazawa temple to see what time the bridge township will have a busy scene.
Transportation: District in Shanghai take the "Shanghai Green Line" (originating standing, Chongqing North Road, Yan'an Road, Yan'an Road, Huashan Road, docked along the west front of the municipal Children's Palace, Bus Station) to Qingpu Bus Station (Terminal), fare 6 yuan, in Qingpu Bus Station hospital transfer "green golden thread" China and Pakistan to Kanazawa, fare 4 yuan (Note: the fare indicated on the car list is 7 yuan, only 4 yuan).
Author: cwxflr
