There are so many beautiful stories about the ancient bridge in Lili!
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2024-07-14 00:12:09
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If water is the texture of Lili's ancient town, then the ancient bridges are Lili's eyebrows. The ancient bridges are lined up one after another, outlining the beautiful scenery of Lili and telling the wind and rain of time. Not only do the names of the bridges change in variety, but many bridges have beautiful stories, so we can enjoy the charm of the bridge together.

Lili Ancient Town: The lively and quiet water town originated from the Spring and Autumn Period. Lili Ancient Town is still full of fireworks. There are 12 historic old bridges in the ancient town, eight of which are authentic Ming and Qing buildings. A quiet river runs through the town, with white walls and black tiles and green bamboo on both sides of the river. The most rare thing is that such a beautiful ancient town does not gather too many tourists. The elderly are washing clothes and chatting on embroidery at the dock, as if the hustle and bustle of the outside world has nothing to do with this place.

The ancient town of Jiangnan in the misty rain is full of clear water and shaded by green trees. Looking at the rain and fog from a distance, the rain and fog are drifting from a distance, but listening to the falling rain silently. Lili Ancient Town has a beautiful water town style, moving cultural landscape, and rich folk customs. Traveling here is refreshing and refreshing. There is no noise here, only a vivid humanistic atmosphere.

To date, bridges from the Southern Song Dynasty, the Lingxing Gate in the Yuan Dynasty, and the revetment in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are still left on both sides of the 2.5-kilometer-long Zhenhe River. All of them are built with Jieji stone blocks. The corridors in front of the houses along the river are scattered. They are not decorated with delicate touches, no noise from tourists, and no calls from various businesses. After experiencing the changes of dynasties and years, they still maintain the original architectural style and life of the Jiangnan water town.

There are also houses and alleys in the ancient town. The alleys here are the most distinctive, including dark lanes and open lanes. The dark lanes are the most distinctive. There are double lanes, two dark lanes and lanes connected, and there are also double lanes connected by light and dark lanes. There are also lanes and lanes, etc., showing the unique life and profound cultural heritage of the ancient town and water town.

Walking on the stone road of the ancient town, you can feel very comfortable with the feeling of tranquility and simplicity, nature, freshness, dignity and elegance.

Daiwa Qingqiang, Yanshui people, Jiangnan people, no one has been able to explain since ancient times.

The Taiping Bridge is located in Dongzha, Lili Town. It runs east-west across the Houdi River branch of the Shihe River. Because there was a Tudi Temple on the north side of the west side of the bridge, it is also known as Tudi Bridge. This bridge is located on the branch river of Dongzha, Lili Town, and its original name is Taiping Bridge. There was no test when it was first built. It was rebuilt by Taoist Yang Haoran during the Jiajing period, and rebuilt by villagers during the Kangxi period.

Bridge: Zhuyuan Han blessed land in the northwest, Baoge Zhi Wenyi in the southeast. Zhuyuan: refers to Jizhu Lake next to Lili Town. Bao Pavilion: refers to the original Zhongli Pavilion, located in the middle of the water in Dongzha, commonly known as Bajiao Pavilion. It was built in 1744 in the ninth year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and built in 37 years. It was rebuilt in the eighth year of Tongzhi (1869) and rebuilt in the thirteenth year of Guangxu (1887). The pavilion has three floors and is connected to the bank by a stone bridge. Now destroyed.


Qinglong Bridge was formerly named Jien Bridge, commonly known as Xiangjia Bridge, and is located at the Hengshi River Mouth of Dongzha. It is one of the eight ancient bridges preserved in Lili. It was first built in the 18th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1482) and rebuilt in the 18th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1753) and the 29th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1849) respectively. This is a small and exquisite arch bridge built of three types of stones. The arch ring and bridge ears are made of Wukang stone, and the bridge body is mixed with bluestone and granite. There are guardrails and drums on the bridge. There are four observation pillars left in the Ming Dynasty. The capital is engraved with lotus patterns. The bridge deck is made of Jinshan stone with reincarnation patterns.

There are many folklore at Qinglong Bridge, and "Coming Again" is the most touching. During the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a mother of the Jiang family. Her husband died early and her 16-year-old son developed sores on his back. After recovering, she gave birth to another. In order to pray for the blessings of the gods, Jiang's mother decided to take out all her family property and build the bridge to do merit. It was not until she sold her house that she barely built the Jien Bridge. Unfortunately, my son still failed to save his life after the eighth stab. Twenty years later, a young official approached Jiang Jiamu and said that he was a new person and that the eight scar scars on his back could prove it. In memory of the Jiang family's mother, everyone called this bridge the Jiang family Bridge. The Ningbo people who later lived here were confused by Jiang and Xiang, so they mistakenly became Xiangjiaqiao.

The two pairs of dragon heads and bridge ears are completely preserved and exquisitely carved. In 1982, Sun Daolin starred in "An Unfinished Game of Chess" and filmed the street scene here. Qinglong Bridge has a pair of pairs: a rainbow hangs high on a thousand doors of the moon, and a giant lock connects thousands of clouds. The day when things are beautiful is the day when people are outstanding.

Qinglong Bridge: The legendary story of "Coming Again" has been circulated. In 1982, this was also the main location for "An Unfinished Game of Chess"!

View from the top of the bridge!

Go west along the old street

The corridor is built along the river and has a simple shape. The green tiles cover the roof and are connected into one body. They can not only shade the sun and rain, but also allow people to stop and view the scenery.

When you come to Lili Ancient Town, you will see the residents of the water town washing by the porch shed. Walking into the corridor street, you will see the quaint people in the water town on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. "Not exposed to the sun in summer and not exposed to the rain on rainy days" is the best enjoyment that the corridor provides to Lili people.


"Zhang Ji Begonia Cake"! Take a gentle bite, and caramel, sesame seeds and melon seeds combine to form a special aroma; take another bite, and the fine but not greasy bean paste and the crisp and sweet caramel blend into one; take a big bite of the white flour, and I can't help but be impressed by its smoothness and delicacy. At first, the white flour has a faint rice flour flavor, but after chewing it gradually turns into the bean paste and begonia flavor.


Lili Catholic Church is located at No. 15 Jiannan Street, Lili Community. The worship hall is 12 meters wide, 20 meters deep, and 11.5 meters high. This hall is a Chinese-style temple building. It is tall and majestic. There are three stone stages in front of the hall. The roof is engraved with the words "The More Show the Glory" and the "Ten" pattern. Fourteen long-standing windows and doors are lined up. There is a plaque "Joseph's Hall" hanging in the middle and above the main entrance

Lili Catholic Church has a history of more than 100 years. In the 24th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1898), Catholicism was introduced from Suzhou to Lili. In the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), the Catholic bishop of Suzhou came to Suzhou to purchase an old garden site on Jiunan Street (with a temple building inside) and rebuild it into a Catholic Church (the pillars are engraved with the words "God came down in the winter of 1903"). Wujiang Catholic Church is affiliated to Suzhou and was originally an archdiocese of the Shanghai Diocese. Lili Catholic Church is the main church of Wujiang (main church of Saint Joseph). By the eve of liberation, there were 12 priests and more than 300 believers in Lili's main church.

The narrowest lanes are Hengfengtai Lane and Fanjia Lane, only 0.7 meters. The widest lane is Miaoqiao Lane, which is 2 meters wide.

Lili has outstanding people. A long river of more than 2000 meters along the city street is like a dragon trying to take off. What is particularly strange is that the dragon is full of claws and reaches out to residential buildings. More than 100 alleys are more than 100 claws of the dragon. More than 100 alleys truly lasted into the 1980s. Today, 85 are well preserved, which can be regarded as a unique ancient town in Jiangnan. Among them, 70 are Annong and 15 are Mingnong. Most of them are named after surnames, and the most are named after the eight surnames of Lili,"Zhou Chen, Li Kuai, Ru, Lu Xu Cai".

The construction of alleys is rare in Jiangnan. There are cross-storey alleys at the bottom of Zoumatang Tower, two alleys with close proximity to each other, ventilation alleys that penetrate directly into the suburbs, and mother-son alleys that build endogenous alleys. Most of the alleys are more than 60 meters long, and five are more than 100 meters long. The longest one is Li Ting Lane, which is 135.7 meters long. The narrowest lanes are Hengfengtai Lane and Fanjia Lane, only 0.7 meters.

The widest lane is Miaoqiao Lane, which is 2 meters wide. Most alleys have to turn several corners, and at right angles.

Lane, always step by step. The first entry has the lowest number, the second entry is slightly higher, and the subsequent increase is higher. It is said that this is a kind of verbal charm and a practical need. In the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a lot of rain, especially on yellow plum days or thunderstorms. Keep pace with each other, and the gutter below will also rise step by step, so that the water can drain smoothly.


Yingxiang Bridge is also known as the Origin Bridge. Single-handedly three-hole stone beam bridge. Yingxiang Bridge was built in the sixth year of Zhengtong of the Ming Dynasty (1441), spanning Pinglou and Jiunan Street, and was rebuilt in the eighth year of Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1869). If it is dangerous, Yingxiang Bridge in Lili must be one of them. This bridge is a beam type three-hole, and the bridge columns are made of stone walls, giving people a feeling of extraordinary thinness. A thin bridge is naturally more dangerous. When crossing the bridge after snow, your legs cannot help but tremble slightly. It is better to be careful. However, the bridge is bridged but the spring light is endless: "The sun shines brightly to welcome all blessings, and the scenery will gather thousands of blessings."


Yingxiang Bridge is also known as Ru Bridge."Ru" and "milk" are homophonic. Local customs include if a child is short of milk, an adult will carry him and walk on the bridge. Therefore, the locals call it "If you want to eat grandma Rujia Bridge". In the fifth year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty, Ru Hao, the head of the Ru family, the fifth largest surname in Lili, gathered the people living on both sides of the Shihe River and decided to build a stone bridge. After half a year of hard work, Ru Hao died of illness. On his deathbed, he asked his brother and son to go all out to continue building the bridge. The following year, the bridge was completed and named Yingxiang Bridge. The people of Lili did not forget your merits and called it Rujia Bridge.

Characteristics of Yingxiang Bridge: The north side of the bridge has 16 stone steps, 6 of which are; the south side of the bridge has 17 stone steps, 7 of which are.

a is a serrated ramp cut out of a whole piece of stone.

Walking on the old street of Lili, you will find several shops selling oil dunes, under the Yingxiang Bridge in Nijia Youdun.

There are two types of oil dunes, meaty oil dunes and bean paste oil dunes. It is golden and very eye-catching. It looks like a three-waist paper lantern. It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It tastes extremely beautiful, mellow and refreshing.


Daonan Bridge is located on the lower bank of Lao Street, crossing the Shi River and branching off the Nangang River. It runs east-west with a single-arch stone bridge. The west end of the bridge is a double water slope and the east end is a single water slope. The bridge stones are all granite. It was built by Chen Yongnian in the fifty-first year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. In the twenty-third year of Guangxu, the people of the town were rebuilt.

Daonan Bridge is commonly known as the "Exotic Bridge". The greatness of this bridge lies in its height and its strangeness. The carvings on the bridge arch are very exquisite. The square stone carving in the center of the bridge is carved with the traditional double "happiness". The carvings are only one square meter square, while the bridge is more than ten meters high. There is a stone tablet called the "Release Bridge" disposed of near the water. Stone and level are very rare.

On the old street across Daonan Bridge, the old brand "Lili Tiger Bean Tea House" is displayed at the entrance of Maojiachi Lane. Every ancient town in Jiangnan has a representative tea house. Tiger Bean Tea House is to Lili like Sanmao Tea House is to Zhouzhuang, and Nanshe Tea House is to Tongli. They are all epitome of the slow life of the ancient town. Tiger beans are actually five-spice beans. They are salty and sweet to the mouth. Chew them carefully and will have endless aftertaste. It's best to drink a cup of tea or mung bean soup and watch the scenery while eating.


Tiyun Bridge, also known as Tang Bridge, is in the middle section of the Shihe River, spanning Center Street and Jianxin Street. It runs north-south to single-hole beam stone bridge and is built with granite. There was no test for initial construction. The style, material, structure and volume of this bridge are almost exactly the same as the Jindeng Bridge, just like a pair of twins. The difference is that this bridge has an approach bridge in the north and no approach bridge in the south. There is an ancient stone workshop on the west side of Beitu. Tiyun Bridge was rebuilt in the 38th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. In the 20th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, people in the village raised funds for reconstruction. It was rebuilt in 2002.

Tiyun Bridge, like Jindeng Bridge and Jiegui Bridge, bears the mark of encouraging scholars to take the imperial examination. In the early years of Kangxi, an otter that had been cultivated into a spirit lived under the drainage hole. No one who fell into the water here survived. There is a thousand-year-old turtle in Xiaogandang at the east of the town. He meets with the otter once a year to talk about their respective achievements. The old turtle attracts fish, turtles, crabs and shrimp to the fishermen every day. The fishermen benefit and the old turtle is happy. The otter said that by catching the person overboard, his own skills had grown rapidly and he was very proud. The old turtle advised the otter not to harm the people, but the otter refused to listen. The old turtle gave his dream to the stonemason, saying that the rhinoceros was the nemesis of the otter. He could carve the rhinoceros horns into cable boat stones to suppress the otter. Within a few days, two rhinoceros horn cable boat stones were inlaid on the revetment. The otter was afraid, so he had to live on his own accord and feed on catching fish and shrimp, and no longer dared to harm anyone's lives.

Tiyun Bridge, also known as Tang Bridge, is in the middle section of the Shihe River, spanning Center Street and Jianxin Street. It runs north-south to single-hole beam stone bridge and is built with granite. There was no test for initial construction. In the 38th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1773), the people of Li used stones to rebuild it. In the 20th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1894), people Zhang Mingyu and Ru Guangzu raised funds for reconstruction. It was rebuilt in the second year of the Republic of China (1913).

The Tiyun Bridge has a total length of 17.4 meters and a width of 2.15 meters. The bridge hole is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. It is in an inverted trapezoid shape, with a width of 3.9 meters at the top, and a width of 3.7 meters at the lower part of the pier and a height of 3.8 meters. A drainage hole will be built on each side of the bridge pier. The north side of the bridge is a double water slope, with 5 stone steps connected to the water falling platform, and 11 stone steps in the east and west of the platform; the south side is a single water slope with 13 stone steps.

On the west side of the north bank of Tiyun Bridge, there is a Sanmen stone archway standing beside the Dashui Bridge. The archway is called "Yingen Square". According to reports: The archway was erected to commemorate Wei Ruxian in the Southern Song Dynasty. It was originally located next to the temple bridge and ceased to exist during the Qing Dynasty. In order to display Lili culture, the ancient town management committee rebuilt the archway in front of the exhibition center.

Across the street from Tiyun Bridge and Yingenfang is the Lili Ancient Town Exhibition Center. At the top of the door is the word "Lichuan Garden". It is said that this is the former site of Lili Town Cinema.

At the Qiaotou of Tiyun, there is a brief introduction to Lili Ancient Town and a tour guide map.

Tiyun Bridge is located in the center of Lili Ancient Town, surrounded by winding old streets and rows of ancient buildings. Among them,"Wangjia Lane Wangzhai" is a Suzhou municipal cultural relic protection unit. This is the Wenbao Monument and the introduction board.

According to the Records of Lili Town, the Wang residence is located in Wangjia Lane in the Central Street. Facing north and south, it is a building complex dating from the Daoguang period of the late Qing Dynasty. It has three bays and five entrances to the west. The existing total area is 554.83 square meters, and all the houses in each entrance have been renovated. The first entrance has a three-bay room; the second entrance hall is dilapidated; the third entrance has a three-bay building; the fourth entrance, the third floor and the third bottom are dilapidated; there are two flat houses in the courtyard of the fifth entrance, which have been renovated. The third building of the royal residence was once used as an office space and is the most complete preserved. The beams and canopies are carved, and their figures and chariots are of great artistic value; the floor-to-ceiling long windows are also carved with patterns and equipped with shell windows. In the twenty-ninth year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1903), Wang Ni Shouzhi founded Lili's first private school,"Ask Me Mengshu", in the Wang residence. In 1994, Wang Zhai was listed as a cultural relic control and protection unit in Wujiang City.

Jindeng Bridge, also known as Xiajia Bridge, is located in the middle section of the Shihe River. Its piers are solid and built on water. In order to prevent flooding, a small square hole is created between the piers. Such a shape is scientific and reasonable, but also beautiful and generous. The slogan of "entrance examination" shows people's desire to "high school" and "entrance examination". Standing on the bridge, I watched the ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties on both sides reflected in the river. The ancient charm rippled with flowing water, which was extremely beautiful.

Double-cantilever single-hole stone beam bridge, built in granite. Initially built without testing, it was rebuilt by wandering monks in the seventh year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1528), and has been renovated and rebuilt many times since then. Both sides of the bridge are double slopes, and there are square drainage holes on both sides of the bridge foundation, saving stone and reducing the impact of water flow on the bridge piers during the flooding season. There are auspicious clouds on both ends of the beam and stone.

The most famous and popular one is Feng Ji Youdun.

Youdun is golden in color and mellow and delicious. Legend has it that Qianlong traveled south of the Yangtze River, traveled to Wujiang with dragon boats, and stayed overnight in Tangjia Huzhong Temple. The abbot served the nameless snacks, which were clear yellow, round and fragrant, which made the emperor very happy. Under the Buddhist lamp, I saw this thing shaped like a pudgeon in the hall, so I borrowed the meaning of the thing and named it Youdun. Since then, Youdun snacks gradually spread among the people. Feng Ji Youdun originated from orthodoxy, inherited the past and embraced the present, carefully researched and blended, and the taste is mellow and pure. The oil mound made is crispy on the outside but not stiff, and glutinous on the inside but not stiff. The oval round is vegetarian, and the bean paste is delicate and sweet; the oval is meat, and the minced meat and meat filling are soft and delicious. It is a unique traditional snack in the ancient town of a water town with excellent color, aroma and flavor.

In the old street of Lili Ancient Town, the owner of the "Zhangji Maleose" store is "painting sugar paintings": apply some edible oil to a smooth marble slab, and cast moderately diluted syrup back and forth together with the slab to form a vivid pattern. It seems to be arbitrary, but in fact it is unique. After the sugar painting cools down, shovel it up, stick it to the bamboo stick, and then solidify. Carrot is really the "candy" in the eyes of children. Within just one meal, six livestock and poultry were born in the cupboard of the caramel shop, peonies blossomed, and colorful butterflies danced... On the red ropes on the four walls,"written" with caramel, the greetings such as "The country is peaceful and the people are safe" and "Good luck" made the store happy.

The owner's name is Chuanhai. The Zhang family has been holding the "rice bowl" of sugar production since his great-grandfather's generation. It is the fourth generation that his unique skills in sugar painting have been passed to him. Due to the limitations of the times, the caramel workshops of my great-grandparents and grandparents produced very little, and only dozens of kilograms of sugar were produced at a time. Later, the caramel industry took shape. There were several food factories in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province specializing in brewing caramel. Boss Zhang's father worked in a food factory. When he was a child, Xiao Chuanhai often stayed in the food factory workshop, hearing and hearing the whole process from rice wheat to caramel. He was familiar with every process from a young age, which laid a solid foundation for his lifelong career in the caramel industry.

Begonia cake: Take a gentle bite, and caramel, sesame seeds and melon seeds combine to create a special aroma; take another bite, and the fine but not greasy bean paste and the crisp and sweet caramel blend together; take a big bite of the white flour, and I can't help but be fascinated by its smoothness and delicacy. At first, the white flour has a faint rice flour flavor, but after chewing it, it gradually becomes the bean paste and begonia flavor.


The beautiful scenery of "Dengying Yingying Together" across two bridges in three steps is listed as the first of the eight beautiful scenery in Lili.


Dingxin Bridge is a single-hole arch bridge. There are 20 stone levels in the south and 21 stone levels in the north. The bridge body is tall and is an important node in the center of Lili Ancient Town. In the Song Dynasty, it was a wooden bridge, named Tongji Bridge. In the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1550), the stone bridge was rebuilt. It was named Ding Xinqiao, or Xinqiao for short, because Emperor Jiajing had a similar attitude of reforming the past.

It was rebuilt in 1843 in the twenty-third year of Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty and was named Dingfeng Bridge. Add bridges: the sun shines high, and the fragrance shines on the fruit; the water color is divided, and the pear blossoms are beautiful. Thousands of families are gathered to restore the industry together; the four seasons in Perch Township celebrate bumper years. In 1970, it moved 20 meters westward and transformed it into a cement flat bridge, named Li New Bridge. In the early 1970s of 2017, this bridge was demolished, moved 20 meters west, and converted into a cement flat bridge. At the same time, the adjacent Dengying Bridge was demolished. It was originally a beam-type stone bridge, commonly known as Hujing Bridge. In order to present a complete style of the ancient town, Lili Ancient Town decided to rebuild Dingxin Bridge and Dengying Bridge.

Dengying Bridge

A landmark guide map of Lili Ancient Town from Dingxin Bridge

Daling Bridge is the first stone bridge in Lili. There was an earthen mountain called Daling in the southeast of this bridge. It was leveled during the Chunxi period of the Southern Song Dynasty and the stone bridge was built. As a memorial, it was named Daling Bridge.

There is a Temple of God of Wealth on the south of the bridge, a small temple for ordinary people. One bridge supports two temples, so it is nicknamed Temple Bridge. Around 1970, it was changed to a beam-type single-hole flat bridge, and in 2015, the beam-type three-hole stone bridge was restored. In ancient towns in Jiangnan, since ancient times,"temples have bridges, and bridges have temples". When building temples, bridges must be built. A stone bridge is like the node of the transition between immortals and the secular world. Walking through a bridge, ordinary people and villagers are just like climbing into a fairyland from the mortal world. Quanzhen Daoyuan was tall in size and rich in incense, so it was called the "Da Temple". Later, on the south bank of Daling Bridge, another Temple of God of Wealth was built, which was smaller in scale and called the "Xiao Temple".

The south side of Daling Bridge is a three-water slope, which faces the most famous Mingnongtang Temple Bridge Lane in Lili Ancient Town to the south. It is more than 2 meters wide and 83 meters long. It is entirely paved with rocks.

There is a Taoist Temple in the north of the bridge, which is a Taoist Temple. (Now the ancient stage), the original stage on the east side of the monastery was rebuilt to the north of the square in 2015.

Buddhism and Taoism have been prevalent in Lili since ancient times, with Taoism being the most prosperous during the Song Dynasty. In the first year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (1265), a Taoist temple was built in the west half of Lili. This temple was managed by the Quan Zhen Sect Leader, hence the name Quan Zhen Taoist Temple. After the "Cultural Revolution", there was only one pair of Lingxingmen stone pillars in the monastery, standing in the middle of the square. They were made of bluestone, 3.7 meters high and 0.44 meters square. On the inside of the east pillar, there were "Guiyou to Shundian March auspicious days" and "Gan Yuan Jiang Dasheng, craftsman Han Wenxian Li". It turned out that Lingxingmen was built later than the monastery 68 years ago.

Miaofang connects the north and south sides of the strait, and a Miaoqiao Lane has become a lively commercial street, which has also made the incense of the temple increasingly prosperous.

Mingyue Bridge was first built without testing. In the third year of Yuan Dade (1299), it was rebuilt with stones. It was built in the 13th year of Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty (1518), the fifth year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1740), and the third year of Jiaqing (1798).

In the third year of Yuan Dade, Yang Mingfeng, a young man from the north, and Shi Yuezhen, a local woman, fell in love. They were obstructed by the woman's father, Shi Shi, and both died. Shi Shi learned from the pain and followed Yang Mingfeng's wishes to build a beam-style stone bridge. One word from each couple's name was called "Mingyue" Bridge, which is homophonic with Minyue Bridge, also called Yangjia Bridge. Mingyue Bridge first selected one word from the names of two people involved in the bridge construction to name the bridge. Since then, many stone bridges in Lili have been named after this.

Qingfeng Bridge, also known as Puning Bridge and Xinfeng Bridge, is a three-hole beam bridge. It was built in the 16th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1537). The bridge is flat, peaceful, indifferent and calm. There is no grandeur of dragons and phoenixes, only thick stone slabs. Bridging the bridge, you can vaguely see that "the reunion in the afternoon will be happy and the prosperity will be complete, and the prosperity will be exhausted in the mid-autumn period" and "the clear and clear river will be possible, and the wind will be high and the moon will be clear throughout the ages."

There are inscriptions on the stone slabs laid beside the bridge base

The most famous thing near Xinfeng Bridge is the "Shijia House" built in 1929. According to reports, the main building of Shijia House has three entrances. The first and second entrances communicate with each other through a box building to build the form of a Zoumatang Building. A flat house is built in the west to serve as a kitchen, and the roof is a platform and serves as a sundeck. Generally speaking, they are foreign-style houses, but the Stone Lion and Zouma Tower are also Chinese-style, a building that combines Chinese and Western.


On December 22, 2008, Shijiaxuan was rated as a Wujiang Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Wangen Bridge used to have a pavilion on both sides of the bridge, hence the name Pavilion Bridge. In the fifth year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1526), Taoist Wang Guangshu was established. In the fifth year of Longqing of the Ming Dynasty (1571), Zhou Shan, a native of Li, and Wu Bang, a native of Tongyi, were repaired. In the fifty-third year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1714), Chen Shihua, a native of the village, rebuilt it. In the second year of Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty (1852), the people of the village donated money to rebuild it.


The bridge has a total length of 21.6 meters, a middle width of 2.55 meters, a width of 2.7 meters on the east side, and a width of 2.85 meters on the west side. The bridge span is 7.4 meters and the height is 4.1 meters. There is a Buddhist reincarnation pattern in the center of the bridge body; there are 23 stone steps in the east and 21 stone steps in the west; the bridge is made of Wukang stone, bluestone and granite

There is a post-built highway bridge on the west side of the Wangen Bridge. Although it has a great impact on the landscape of the ancient bridge, it also provides multiple directions for close observation of the ancient bridge. Wang 'en Bridge is one of the three stone arch bridges in Lili Ancient Town. Although the bridge body is not tall and prominent, a lot of information and legends about it can be obtained by querying data. It is an important carrier for inheriting the culture of Lili Ancient Town.

The name of Qiuxi Bridge is poetic, commonly known as Jige Bridge, connecting Zhaoling Temple. It seems ordinary but extremely wonderful. The Liang Dynasty was rebuilt in the 13th year of Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1735) by the Taoist priest surnamed Bu. Time does not speak, but only stone can speak. When pedestrians walk onto the small bridge, the stone slabs on the bridge will make a "creak" sound. The words such as "Believer Chen" and "Fifty taels of Silver Aid" are left on the bridge piers.

Qiuxi Bridge is the only channel connecting the City God Temple on the island and is integrated with the scenery of the entire Jihu Temple. The bridge is 17.5 meters long, 2.1 meters wide, and the middle hole is 1.75 meters high. There are 6 stone steps in the east and 4 stone steps in the west. There is a reincarnation pattern in the center of the bridge. There are 25 rectangular stone slabs placed between the stones on both sides. When people walk on the bridge, there is a "creak" sound, which is commonly called a creak bridge. The bridge is made of granite. In 1998, it was renovated during the renovation of Xihu Temple.

Zhaoling Marquis Temple, commonly known as the City God Temple, also known as the Lake Temple, is located on the north gate of Lili Heng Street. The entire building complex of the Dao College is surrounded by water on all sides. In the south is Jinjing Lake, in the north is Xihan Lake, and in the west, Qiuxi Bridge leads to Fuhu Cave. It is a relatively complete, exquisite and elegant Taoist resort built in the lake in the Jiangnan area. On an autumn night, the moon is bright and the wind is still, level as a mirror, and the tree shadows are slanting. The lake scenery at this time is like a painting. In ancient times, literati and literati loved its tranquility. They often took the autumn night, leaned on the railing to admire the moon, or invited friends to go boating. It was very lively. "Qihu Autumn Moon" is one of the eight scenic spots in Lichuan.

The house number shows that the place name is "Fuhu Cave", and the Wenbao stele and introduction board of "Yuhu Dao College" and "Qiuxi Bridge" are hung at the door. They are both cultural relics protection units in Wujiang City.


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