Quanzhou Luoyang Brigde

Introducing Luoyang Bridge (from wikipedia)
The Luoyang Bridge, also known as Wan’an Bridge, is located in Quanzhou, Fujian province, China. The stone bay bridge is situated at the mouth of Luoyang River. Being the first stone bay bridge in China, it enjoys the reputation of “one of the four ancient bridges of China”. Luoyang bridge was listed as a key cultural relics unit under the national protection in 1988. In 2021, the bridge was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other Song and Yuan dynasty sites around Quanzhou because of its importance to medieval maritime trade in China and the exchange of cultures and ideas around the world.

Luoyang Bridge Fast Facts
• Çince Adı: Luo Yang Qian 洛阳桥
• Ziyaret İçin En İyi Zaman: All Year
• Tavsiye Edilen Ziyaret Saatleri: Saat 1.5 saat
• Yapılacak Şeyler: Fotoğrafçılık, Tarih ve Kültür, Mimari
• Çalışma Saatleri: Tüm Gün
• Giriş Ücreti: Ücretsiz
• Adres: Wan’an Road, Luojiang District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Eyaleti, China

What to expect at Luoyang Bridge (from wikipedia)

Luoyang Köprüsü'nün inşaatı başladı 1053 ve tamamlandı 1059. İnşa edildiğinden beri, Luoyang Köprüsü birçok kez restore edildi. Şu anda, yaklaşık 731 metre (2,398 feet) uzun, 5 metre (16 feet) geniş ve 7 metre (22 feet) yüksek. Var 645 korkuluklar, 104 taş aslanlar, 44 gemi benzeri iskeleler, 7 pagodalar ve 1 köşk. köprü plakası büyük ölçekli kaya şeritlerinden yapılmıştır. Antik zamana dönüş, mühendis plakayı başarılı bir şekilde inşa etmek için gelgitlerden yararlandı. Plakanın her iki tarafında, var 500 yoldan geçenleri nehre düşmekten korumak için taş korkuluklar.

Taş kule
Var 7 köprünün korkuluklarının dışında taş kuleler, bunların arasında 3 çok katlı köşk tipinde pagodalar, 1 Baoqie Sutra-matbaa, 1 Beş tekerlekli kule, 1 Jing Zhuang, 1 Zheng feng kulesi (rüzgarı bastır), and 1 temel tabanı. Güneyden kuzeye, bunlar 7 kuleler

Joss
Luoyang köprüsünün güney ucunda ve kuzey ucunda, var 2 stone joss protecting the bridge on each end. The joss is 1.63 meters high, facing each other, and they were all built during the northern song dynasty. Those sculptures all have Han nationality (the majority group of people in China), wearing hamlet and armor, holding long sword in hands.

Bridge Pavilion
There are two stone pavilions on Zhongzhou island. One is called “Zhongting” (the middle pavilion), a foursquare pavilion located in the north side of Zhongzhou island. The exact year of its building is unable to verify. The existing pavilion is, in fact, reconstructed on the basis of the body in the late Qing and early Ming dynasty, after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The other pavilion is called “Xi chuan sweet rain pavilion”, built to commemorate the magistrate of Jinjiang county, Fang Ke, in Ming dynasty. Folklore has it that Fang’s prayer for rain came true, then folks built this pavilion to commemorate him.

Memorial Architecture
A ancestral temple to commemorate Cai Zhonghui can be found 500 meters away from the south end of the bridge, which was built by descendants to remember Cai’s contribution to build Luoyang bridge. This temple starts to build in northern song dynasty, and the existing one is in the construting style of Qing dynasty, which is oriented north and south and have 3 halls with 3 rooms. Zhaohui temple is built in the north side of the bridge, and the existing temple is also in Qing’s style. Var 2 halls with 5 rooms. The exact year when the temple started to build is lost track, but archaeologists assume its predecessor is Zhenhai nunnery and then changed its name to Zhaohui temple. On the south end of the bridge, there are many sculptures made during the construction process, including the famous “Wan’an bridge”, which has 153 letters on the 3-meter high and 1.5-meter wide stone monument. Buna ek olarak, 26 monuments with carvings, which are from different periods of the bridge construction can be found in the north side of the bridge, Zhongzhou island and south side.

How to get to Luoyang Bridge
• Otobüse binin 701 to Luoyang Gujie Parking Lot.
• Otobüse binin 19, 61 & K509 to Qiaonan Village.
• Rent a car/bus from GGC to enjoy a hassle free private transfer from hotels in Quanzhou to Quanzhou Luoyang Bridge.

Additional travel advice on Luoyang Bridge
• Please wear comfortable shoes.