Zhouqiao site

Zhouqiao is a famous bridge at the intersection of Yujie and Bianhe in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhouqiao site

The site is located in the middle of Zhongshan Road and in front of the shoe market in Kaifeng City. It is a famous bridge at the intersection of Yujie and Bianhe in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Historical reform

Zhou Bridge was built in the Tang Dynasty, named bianzhou bridge. In the Five Dynasties, it was called Bian bridge. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianhe river was called Tianhe, and the bridge was changed to Tianhan bridge, which is called Zhou Bridge. Because of its broad deck, Zhouqiao is very grand. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were more night markets on both sides of Zhouqiao.

[song] menghualu in Tokyo: "the second name is Zhouqiao (literally Tianhan bridge). Just to daneiyu street, its bridge and XIANGGUOSI bridge are low and flat, and there is no boat. Only Xihe River and XIANGGUOSI bridge are low and flat, and there is no boat. Only Xihe River and XIANGGUOSI bridge are low and flat, and there is only Xihe River and flat boat. Its columns are made of bluestones. The stone beams and stalagmites are near the two sides of the bridge. There are stone walls, carved with the shape of sea horses and water beasts flying clouds, and dense under the bridge Row stone column, cover car drive road also. On the North Bank of the bridge, there are two towers in the East and the west, and Louguan tower opposite each other. On the west side of the bridge, there are two shallow boats, with several giant iron guns on their heads, and three iron ropes on the bank. When they are stranded on the water at night, they can build boats to prevent fire.

In Ming Dynasty, Zhou Bridge was changed to high arch bridge, 1642 was silted by the Yellow River

Address: middle section of Zhongshan Road, Kaifeng City and in front of the shoe Market

Longitude: 114.350493

Latitude: 34.788572

Traffic information: take bus No.2, No.4, No.5, No.8, No.19, No.22, No.29, No.31 and get off at xiaozhifang JIEKOU station