Jinze, Qiaoxiang

Jinze, Qiaoxiang

Jinze, located in the southwest of Qingpu District, is a town in the southwest of Qingpu District. Jinze town is 22 kilometers away from Qingpu City and 66 kilometers away from the center of Shanghai. It is bounded by Dianshan Lake in the north, xicen town in the East, Shangta town in the west, Dashun town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province in the south, and Luxu town in Wujiang City, Jiangsu Province in the west along national highway 318. Throughout the town there is a north-south flow of the city river, and there are many tributaries from the confluence. With a total area of 2644 square kilometers, Jinze town is a typical land of fish and rice.

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Interior landscape

Jinze is an ancient town famous for its bridges. It is known as "the first bridge town in the south of the Yangtze River". In Xiatang street, there is a section of river 350 meters apart. The five ancient bridges juxtaposed on the river actually span the song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Therefore, there is a saying that "the ancient bridges of the four dynasties lead by one line".

Wan'an bridge (Song Bridge): also known as wan'anting bridge, built in the Song Dynasty (1260-1264) years, arc single hole stone arch, gentle slope, arch span, once had a "water and sky blue" spectacle. Puji bridge (Song Bridge): it is made of purple stone, commonly known as purple stone bridge. It was built in 1267 ad. the stone slab on the top of the bridge is engraved with the word "three years of Xianchun". It is the oldest arched stone bridge in Shanghai.

Yingxiang bridge (Yuanqiao): at the south end of Jinze Town, it has 6 columns and 5 holes. The bridge deck is made of bricks and the bridge body is very thin, such as Changhong lying on the river. The "Yingxiang night moon", one of the eight ancient scenes in Jinze, refers to this.

Fangsheng bridge (Mingqiao): it was rebuilt in Chongzhen period of Ming Dynasty. Because there is a temple at the head of the bridge, it is also called the bridge. The bridge is simple and elegant, and the arch is strong. It is the passage from the town to Dongyue Temple.

Ruyi bridge (Qingqiao): arc shaped single hole stone bridge, rebuilt in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, is the best preserved stone arch bridge among the existing ancient bridges in Jinze.

Folklore

There are many bridges, many rivers and many temples in Jinze ancient town. There is a saying in history that "bridges have temples, and temples have bridges". It is said that until the period of the Republic of China, there were buildings such as Yiguan, Ershi, Sange, Sian and shisan temples in the town. Through historical changes, many temples connected with the bridge have long been gone, but from the name of the bridge and the couplets engraved on the side walls of the bridge, we can also see a strong Buddhist meaning. Some traces of temples and nunneries can be found beside many bridges, such as Xuantong Temple beside Tahui bridge, Emperor Temple beside linlao bridge, Zongguan Temple beside Fangsheng bridge, Zushi Temple beside Ruyi bridge, and Tianwang Temple beside tianwangge bridge. The most famous one is Yihao temple at the end of Puji bridge.

Yihao temple was built by Lu Yihao, the Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty. It reached its peak in the Yuan Dynasty. Zhao Mengfu, a calligrapher and painter of the Yuan Dynasty, and Tang Shunzhi, a litterateur, left their footprints here. Zhao Mengfu's handwriting is on a famous "continuous cloud stone" in Yihao temple.

It is said that the prosperity of Zhouzhuang and Zhujiajiao are inextricably linked with their neighbor's commercial couch. It's hard to find out how many merchants went in and out of these ancient towns today, but one thing is amazing. When these merchants who had trade relations with Zhouzhuang or Zhujiajiao chose the place to stay, they came to Shangta. It's said that the change of the town name of Shangta from "Shuangta" to "Shangta" is related to this strange phenomenon.

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It is known as "Jiangnan bridge town". According to the records of Jinze compiled during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, "Jinze is flooded on all sides, with many rivers in it, and more bridges than other towns. In ancient times, it was called forty two Hongqiao." However, according to the relevant information and the memories of local old people, only 28 ancient bridges were found. They were seriously damaged due to disrepair. Among them, Wan'an bridge, Puji bridge, Yingxiang bridge, tianhuangge bridge, Ruyi bridge and bianshui Hongqiao bridge are still in existence, with beautiful shape and exquisite structure, attracting the attention of bridge experts and scholars at home and abroad.

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Jinze town is located on the Bank of Dianshan Lake in the western suburb of Shanghai. Within 0.6 square kilometers of the town, there were 42 Hongqiao bridges. Up to now, there are still seven well preserved ancient bridges. It is a famous bridge town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Puji bridge in Zhennan city is a single hole stone arch bridge made of purple stone. It was built in the Xianchun period of Song Dynasty and is the oldest stone bridge in Shanghai.

Puji bridge to the south into more than a meter, there is a single hole stone bridge made of bluestone, named Fangsheng bridge. The bridge abutment is neat, the stone railing is firm, and there is a sense of flying from a distance.

Another 50 meters south of Fangsheng bridge is Ruyi bridge, which is the strongest, complete and beautiful stone arch bridge among the existing ancient bridges.

Further south, on the right, you can see the Yingxiang bridge built between the Yuan Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty. It is an arch bridge with six columns and five holes and a combination of brick, stone and wood. The bridge is made of unique materials and has a beautiful shape. It was published in the people's pictorial.

In Zhenbei City, there is a stone arch bridge built at the same time as Puji bridge, named Wan'an bridge. It turns out that there is a Buddha Pavilion in the middle of the bridge, so the bridge is also called pavilion bridge.

50 meters from Wan'an bridge to North America is the small and exquisite Lin Lao bridge. Along the city river to the south, there is a tianwuge bridge opposite to the tazhihui bridge in the East and West. This is the only three hole stone bridge in the town. The structure of the bridge is straight, harmonious and symmetrical, and the shape is unique and beautiful. The exquisite relief on the bridge deck can be clearly identified.

The ancient bridge in Jinze has attracted the attention of bridge experts and the appreciation of tourists. It is a tourist attraction in Shanghai.

Transportation guide

Transportation: take the long-distance bus to Pingwang at Zhixin long-distance passenger station, 249 Zhijiang West Road, Shanghai, and get off at Jinze, or take Qingpu bus station to Qingjin line.

Self driving route: urban area - Yan'an viaduct road - Huqingping Expressway (highway A9) - Zhongchun road Huqingping highway (National Highway 318) - Jinze

Map location

Address: Jinze Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai

Longitude: 120.92172241211

Latitude: 31.036218643189

Ticket information: no ticket required.