The section from Muzi Bridge to Xiaowan, built in the Song Dynasty in Pudong, Shanghai, is about 1 kilometer long and less than 200 meters wide. It is still intermittent, but it is the best preserved ancient water conservancy landform in Pudong, and the remaining ancient seawall style is also the most obvious. The protective pond and the two sides of the river are well preserved, with the Yukou River to the east and the Yunyan River to the west. Several stone bridges from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period are still preserved along the route. On the afternoon of May 14, 2020, I specifically went to take a look.

Traveling north along the Mu Xiao Road on the Old Hutang, this small road from Mu Zi Bridge to Xiaowan was donated 290 yuan of silver by local residents Xi Zhengliang and Zhang Zhuxi in March 1925, and raised 510 yuan of silver by Xi Zhitian. The road was paved with a green brick road that was 1 meter wide and 1000 meters long, making it convenient for local residents to pass through. After nearly 95 years, some sections of the road were still relatively intact, making it a rare rural road in Pudong that still retains the original appearance of the early Republic of China.

The north-south reinforced concrete bridge in front of me on the Mu Xiao Road was originally an ancient stone bridge called "Wan'an Bridge". The original granite stone bridge piers are still there, and the bridge deck and the bridge foot in the river have been built with cement.

Crossing the bridge and heading north is not far. On the east side of the small rural temple known as the "New Temple", spanning the Yukou River, is the broken bridge I specifically wanted to see, the "Baoben Bridge".

This three span, three piece flat slope stone slab bridge has collapsed on the east span, leaving only two spans in the middle and west. The piers of the west bridge pier have also partially collapsed, making it a dangerous bridge and unable to walk on the bridge deck.

According to the "Chronicle of Chuansha County in the Republic of China", the Baoben Bridge was built in 1934, with a cost of 1200 silver dollars, and was donated by Zhao Jingru and Cao Qingyu for construction. The construction of Baoben Bridge is about 86 years ago, which is not a long time, but it has been broken and remains. It seems that there are some minor issues with the quality of the bridge construction project.

Continuing north along the Mu Xiao Road, it is not far. The Old Hutang and Mu Xiao Road have been submerged, and the Yukou River and the Xiyun Salt River are connected by the water surface, forming a lake. Looking north across the lake, it can be seen that there are stone bridges on both sides of the old protective pond, like the wings of an osprey bird spreading its wings, hence the name "Dui E Stone Bridge", later known as "Dui Hao Stone Bridge". Among them, the Guangshan Bridge spans the Yukou River from east to west, and the Leshan Bridge spans the Xiyun Salt River from east to west.

Traveling east along the north bank of Shensha Port along Chuansha Road, both sides of the river are already houses of Xi family in Xiaowan Village, Tang Town. Not far east, you can see a three span flat slope stone bridge spanning Shensha Port from north to south. Cotton quilts are hung on the bridge railing and promotional banners are hung, making it difficult to see the engraved bridge name. Only the words "Fuqiao" can be seen, and the word before "Fuqiao" cannot be seen clearly.

According to the later information, this bridge is called "Guangfu Bridge", built in 1934, mainly funded and donated by the mother and son of local resident Xi Jianrong.

The eastern bridge pillar is engraved with a bridge couplet, and I can see the northern couplet with words such as "Jinliang Looking East".

Shenshagang was originally a wide navigable river running east-west, but the section of the Xiaowan Xijiazhai River has now become silted and narrow, especially on the north bank. The northern span of Guangfu Bridge is basically land.

Continue eastward along the north bank of Shensha Port, and ahead lies the Leshan Bridge that spans the Yunyan River from east to west.

This bridge was originally a three span flat slope stone bridge, but it was later rebuilt into a cement bridge due to collapse. The ancient stone bridge piers made of bluestone blocks are still in use.

Crossing the bridge and heading east, the Guangshan Bridge spans the Yukou River from east to west on the east side of Laohutang.

This bridge is a three span flat slope stone bridge, which is well preserved. According to the "Chronicles of Chuansha County in the Republic of China" and the "Chronicles of Chuansha Hall" by Qing Guangxu, the Leshan Bridge and Guangshan Bridge were built by Zhang Zhipeng of the Eighth Regiment. Among them, Guangshan Bridge was "rebuilt by Zhang Lianchu and others in the 31st year of Guangxu's reign", while Leshan Bridge was "repaired by Ma Jiachun and Ding Jialu in the 16th year of Guangxu's reign, and rebuilt in the 33rd year".

Ascending the bridge and looking along the south bank of the Imperial Guards, one can vaguely see the already broken Baoben Bridge, while looking north, one can see the former water town Xiaowan Old Street on the Old Protection Pond from afar.

I noticed that the village house where Leshan Bridge is located is already the entrance sign of Xiaowan Village's Dazhang Family House. I feel that Xiaowan Xi Family House and Dazhang Family House are connected, and the Yukou River under Guangshan Bridge is the boundary river between Tang Town and Heqing Town. Guangshan Bridge is already a stone bridge in Heqing Town. It is said that Guangshan Bridge was once a water and land fortress from Heqing to Tangzhen and Chuansha.

The most famous bridge on Mu Xiao Road is probably the Mu Zi Bridge, which spans the Yukou River on the east side of Old Hutang from east to west and was built in the 22nd year of the Qing Dynasty's Qianlong reign. Its name comes from the homophonic sound of two large grinding discs (commonly known as grinding plates) erected on both sides of the bridge. Unfortunately, this bridge no longer exists, but Muzi Bridge has become a well-known old place name in the Chuansha area of Pudong, Shanghai. It is said that there are two stone bridges, Changshou Bridge and Julong Bridge, on both sides of Mu Xiao Road, which are not far from Mu Zi Bridge. Due to time constraints, we can only search for them in the future.