Why does Nujiang Bridge honk its horn?

Because a soldier was buried in the pier of this bridge when the bridge was built, honking the horn showed respect.

1953 Nujiang Bridge completed. This bridge is an important transportation hub connecting the north and south banks of the Nujiang River and the Sichuan-Tibet line, and it was also the only bridge that could temporarily pass large vehicles. At that time, the construction of Nujiang Bridge was particularly critical and urgent, and everyone was racing against time and going all out.

Just as the most critical pier was being poured, a soldier who was tired from continuous operation accidentally fell into the pier whose height exceeded 10 meter. Watered by extremely high concentration of cement and concrete, it is like a swamp. The more soldiers struggle, the more they sink. Others were struggling to save him, but there was no advanced rescue equipment at that time. Therefore, people can only watch him sink deeper and deeper until he is gradually swallowed up by concrete.

In order to complete the construction task of Nujiang Bridge, people can only endure pain and tears and continue to pour concrete into the pier that engulfs the soldiers until the Nujiang Bridge is successfully completed. However, people have never forgotten this sacrificed soldier. When the Nujiang Bridge was rebuilt, the pier that swallowed the soldiers was preserved.

Nowadays, when many motorcyclists pass this pier on the Nujiang River, they will whistle for cigarettes. This ritual act became a special tribute.

Significance of Nujiang Bridge

Nujiang Bridge is located between the ravines in basu county, Qamdo, Tibet. Known as the "throat of Sichuan-Tibet line" because of its dangerous terrain, it is the core part of Sichuan-Tibet line. The Sichuan-Tibet line is one of the important passages for Chinese mainland to enter and leave Tibet, and the Sichuan-Tibet highway plays an important role in connecting the eastern and western parts of the motherland, and plays an irreplaceable role and position in military, political, economic, cultural and other fields.