The mountain is the backbone of the city; Water is the soul of the city.
The bridge is like a string that connects the inside and outside, integrates the object and the self, and communicates the spiritual and material civilization of the city.
The small city of Xinyang is located in the Huaihe River Basin and the Dabie Mountains, with high peaks and beautiful peaks and solemn humanities; The water is abundant and the popularity is smart. The Shihe River that runs through the city is the most beautiful.
The Shihe River, known as Zishui in ancient times, was originally a small stream. In ancient times, there was a famous hidden Hu Chao, lived in this stream, quite prestigious, everyone praised it as a teacher, then called the creek as the division creek, when the Northern and Southern Dynasties were more than the Shixi, Qi Jianwu changed its name to the Shishui in two years, and later set it as the Shihe.
Contrary to "the great river flows eastward", the river flows from east to west.
As the main tributary of the Huai River, it first originated from the leek slope at the junction of Tanjiahe Township in Shihe District and Yingshan in Hubei Province. In 1955, the Nanwan Reservoir was completed, and the Shihe River flowed out of the reservoir dam, flowing from southwest to northeast through Xinyang Shihe River and Pingqiao No. 2 District, and joined the Huai River near Guzhai Village in Luoshan County.
As the saying goes: where there is a river, there must be a bridge.
Everyone knows that Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are beautiful, but they don't know the bridge of Xinyang Shihe, which is especially beautiful!
All the way meandering Shihe River, light with a lot of small tributaries to move forward, from the southwest to the northeast, the bridge and the small bridge lightly across it, the sky and water are the same color, climb high and overlook, just like the white bird spreads its wings, vibrating and ready to fly.
These bridges, alive. They silently support our dreams of a happy future with ancient or young lives, quietly interpret the meaning of this dream, integrate into our lives, and construct a new history, whether they are long or no longer there.
@贤桥
"Xianqiao is soaked in red water in spring, and the smoke and willow wind are slanting on the shore."
At the beginning of the year when the spring flowers are in full bloom, the Hyunhashi Bridge, led by the upper reaches of the Shihe River, will show its delicate posture.
This bridge was first built in 1975 and is a three-ribbed two-wave double-curved arch bridge.
Next to the bridge is the party school, the old citizens call its party school bridge, and because of the south of the Xian Mountain, in September 2008 it was renamed "Xianqiao", implying that the surrounding cultural environment is very good, for the construction of the charm of Xinyang has cultivated a large number of talents. The location of Xianqiao is a major passage to the famous scenic spot Nanwan Lake Scenic Area in Xinyang City, which relieves the traffic pressure of the scenic road, facilitates the travel of tourists, and promotes the development of tourism in Xinyang City.
@茶韵桥 (Xiaojiahe Bridge)
Walking downstream along the Shi River, we soon arrived at the section of the Xiaojia River in the western suburbs of Xinyang City.
The green balustrades of the bridge are like hairy leaves, stretching over the white bridge.
Newly built in 2019, the bridge was formerly known as the single-plank and narrow Xiaojiahe Urinal Bridge, which is only passable for people and bicycles. When the water is dry, the clear stream under the bridge flows slowly, and you can reach the bottom by probing your feet; When the flood is discharged, the waves are turbulent, and the torrent overflows the bridge, and the bridge is not visible.
Nowadays, whenever the sun sets, the bright turquoise bridge lights illuminate the walk of pedestrians, the bridge is not crowded or noisy, and every time you pass by, you can enjoy the ease and ease of walking.
@虹桥
"The crane dances the thousand-year-old tree, and the rainbow flies to the hundred-foot bridge."
Although there are no cranes on the riverside now, the ancient trees are still leaning on the Changhong, which is about the Hongqiao located in the middle reaches of the Shihe River.
Hongqiao is located on National Highway 107, the main road of north-south traffic, with extraordinary momentum and magnificence.
According to historical records, the predecessor of Hongqiao was a bridge that was not too wide, named "Beizhan Bridge", as the name suggests, ready to defend the country and fight at any time, and was the product of enthusiastic propaganda during the Cultural Revolution. After the reform and opening up, the country wanted to build National Highway 107, which was removed and rebuilt as a new bridge.
In 1995, the reconstruction project of Shihe Bridge on National Highway 107 was completed and officially opened to traffic in October. At that time, the Rainbow Bridge was known as the "first bridge in Asia" (no pier arch bridge, and it was one of the best landscape bridges in Asia in span), which was a steel cable straight bridge, with a main span of 185 meters, a single span combination, a width of 24.4 meters, and a standard two-way four-lane bridge.
The arc-shaped component that carries the cable across the Shihe River is painted vermilion, looking like a rainbow flying from the sky, hence the name of the Rainbow Bridge.
Hongqiao is one of the three bridges that Xinyang people like to photograph the most. When the river breeze is continuous, there are often kayaks to cross the river, the old, middle and young fishing, and even the stone lions by the river are laughing.
The bridge is Tianlun Square, every summer night, nearby residents come here to enjoy the cool walk, or dance the square dance, or drink tea and chat, on the bridge and under the bridge on the river beach sandbar to catch a fish, it is really comfortable.
@关桥
Continue to swim down, not far away is a five-hole arch bridge, which is the Guan Bridge.
Guanqiao is the most prosperous and lively bridge, and it is the first bridge that Xinyang people like to check in and take pictures of.
Guanqiao was named in September 2008 because it is located in Xinyang Xiguan, implying that Xinyang people care, care, care and care for each other.
This bridge is illuminated by two-color lights of bilateral diamond-shaped steel frames, which is rich and sonorous at night; The ten fingers that resemble a robot are bent and connected by their palms, symbolizing the Great Wall of Steel that protects Xinyang, which is a real spectacle.
There is a gentle and beautiful scenery between Guanqiao and Shenqiao, and the most prosperous fireworks under the night light.
The weak willows along the coast support the wind, just like the beauty with a thin waist, and the green silk is elegant. The waist-high white stone railings under the willow trees reflect the broken shadows in the water, and the egrets resting on the surface of the water are contrasting.
The winding corridors and red pavilions of Shihe Park loom in the depths of the bamboo forest. The faint green of bamboo, the green of willows, and the milky white of stone fence waterfowl are mixed and blended to weave a pleasant scenery along the Shihe River.
There are tea stalls along the river all the year round, the most prosperous in spring and summer, the tea fragrance river rhyme, the evening breeze under the wine, come to Xinyang, do not go to sit and sit, it is a loss.
@申桥
"The sunset is on the side of the Shencheng Bridge, and the boat returns in the song of Ling."
When the sun sets, look at the bridge of fireworks in the distance, bright and dazzling, and the sunset into one color, is the Shenqiao connecting Shencheng Avenue and Hudong Avenue. Completed in 2001, it is a transportation hub connecting the north and south banks of Xinyang urban area.
The bright red is the tall lamppost on the bridge, the design concept follows the style of the window of flowers in Yangshan New District, using a quadrangular steel frame mechanism, every 10 meters to erect a lamp, the overall shape of each lamp is an inverted "L" shape.
This flaming red from afar symbolizes that the people of the city are open and enthusiastic to welcome guests from all over the world to build and develop Xinyang.
@民桥
"The return of the five mountains does not look at the mountains, and the return of the Minqiao is even more bridgeless."
Cross the Shen Bridge, go down the river, look at a silver-white single-tower cable-stayed bridge, tall and elegant, handsome and modern.
This is the Minqiao, the original Shihe Bridge, also known as the Minquan Road cable-stayed bridge, which embodies the people-oriented thinking of the core of urban construction and development.
The bridge is newly built on the old bridge of the Shihe Bridge on the original Nanguan Minquan Road, which is a standard two-way four-lane bridge and the only single-tower cable-stayed bridge in Henan Province.
Dozens of lassos are like a harp towering above the Shihe River, the sun shines down, the silver light shimmers, elegant and beautiful; The bridge deck is slightly arc-shaped, which is quite layered.
When night falls, in the darkness, the lights on the bridge and the dancing steps under the bridge record the city's comfortable and contented leisure time.
In addition to its own scenery and history, each bridge also has cultural stories on both sides of the bridge. Next time, we'll talk about the things of the people in Xinyang by the bridge of the Shihe River.
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