Introduction to Baoji Covered Bridge

1 Baoji’s Covered Bridge “The city is an open book, from which you can see its ambitions.” As the 63rd birthday of the People’s Republic of China is approaching, Baoji’s new landmark building - the East The Lingshigushan Covered Bridge will unveil its mysterious veil.

The Dongling Shigushan Covered Bridge spans the Wei River and is located in the center of Baoji. It is connected to Shigushan to the south and Dongling to the north. On the 684-meter-long main building, classical architecture and modern technology are perfectly integrated. . This covered bridge, which brings together urban civilization, future ideals and other elements, has become a major scenery of our city even before it was launched.

A bridge carrying Baoji’s unique cultural symbols

Undoubtedly, this bridge is unique among many bridges in our city. This bridge is not only a geographical bridge, but also a unique cultural symbol and the most distinctive carrier of Baoji culture. This has transcended the meaning of the bridge itself.

When talking about Paris, people will naturally think of the Eiffel Tower. When talking about Beijing, we have to mention the "Bird's Nest" (National Stadium). These most distinctive landmark buildings have almost become "symbols" of a city. . As Baoji is a sub-central city determined by the Guantian Plan, how to highlight our characteristic culture during construction has also become a topic for city builders.

Baoji is the birthplace of Jiang Yan culture and Zhou and Qin civilizations. The ancient Silk Road and the modern cross-shaped railway hub also remind us of Baoji’s unique position in "connecting ancient times and connecting east and west". Ren Zhoufang, director of the Municipal Cultural Relics and Tourism Bureau, said that based on this, our city highlighted the "heavy" and "communicative" characteristics of this bridge at the beginning of the design. "At the beginning of the design of the covered bridge, we first established two concepts. First, we do not pursue popularity, and we do not 'seek heights and greed for bigness'. After all, height cannot represent history, and hugeness cannot represent fraternity. 'Striving for heights and greed for bigness' The architectural concept will be "weathered" by time. On the contrary, the covered bridge, as a landmark building, pursues connotation and expressiveness. Only when the architectural features are integrated with the local culture can it burst out with strong vitality. The design must have practical transportation functions, so that local people and foreign tourists can feel familiar with this building while changing scenery and lingering. Therefore, the covered bridge was finally located at the foot of Shigu Mountain, which can not only allow it to move around, but also make it more convenient for visitors. Integrating with the Chinese Stone Drum Park will produce a greater radiation effect and make up for the shortcomings of Baoji's urban transportation. "Perhaps the Dongling Shigushan Covered Bridge will not have as many "Chinese" features as the landmark buildings in other cities. first' or 'first in the world', but in terms of expressiveness, this covered bridge must be a unique cultural symbol of the city of Baoji. It will be remembered by everyone who walks on the covered bridge. Baoji is a city, and this memory will not fade with time!" Ren Zhoufang said.

A bridge that connects Baoji with thousands of years of civilization history

As one of the top ten cultural quality projects focused on by the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the Dongling Shigushan Covered Bridge plays an important role in the "cultural "A lot of hard work has gone into it.

The stairs up and down the north and south ends of the covered bridge are mainly carved with auspicious welcome patterns in Chinese history, which means welcoming guests; in the north approach of the covered bridge, 10 stone drums and 28 Baoji bronze stone carvings are displayed on the bridge deck; The guardrails on both sides are mainly based on Baoji poems, songs and historical classics; the 6 pavilion connections on the cultural corridor divide it into 5 historical stages: the eastern half of the bridge deck floor sculptures are based on Chinese history, and the western half are based on Chinese history. The history of Baoji is the main line, combining chronology and narrative, and goes in parallel. The first part is "The Origin of Civilization", the second part is "The Dawn of Zhou and Qin", the third part is "The Prosperity of Han and Tang Dynasties", the fourth part is "Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties", Part Five: "Nirvana and Rebirth". At the same time, 1,156 exquisite Chinese classical copper engravings are inlaid throughout the covered bridge, adding to the countless beautiful views.

"The culture displayed on the covered bridge begins with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and ends with the birth of New China. The time span is as long as 8,000 years. The entire bridge has compiled more than 300,000 words and revised it more than 10 times... I am engaged in culture With nearly 20 years of experience in the industry, it can be said that this covered bridge has traveled all over the country. This covered bridge is a well-deserved 'cultural masterpiece'." A staff member who built the covered bridge said this about the Dongling Shigushan Covered Bridge. Indeed, walking on the bridge is like traveling through a time and space tunnel. You will be transported back to Baoji's thousand-year history by the scenes in front of you without even realizing it.

A bridge adhering to the spirit of wisdom and innovation in Baoji

The Dongling Shigushan Corridor Bridge is majestic from a distance and meticulously crafted up close. However, have you ever thought that such a landmark building has no precedent in the architectural history of Baoji and even the whole country? This covered bridge also embodies the wisdom and innovative spirit of Baoji people. "Without creativity, this covered bridge would not be as perfect as it is now." Zhang Junrang, head of the Municipal River Commission, told reporters. In order to build this covered bridge, they had consulted a lot of information, hoping to find some reference from the construction of covered bridges across the country, but they were disappointed. The design of this covered bridge is unique, which means that they must explore and solve a series of problems during construction.

The Dongling Shigushan Corridor Bridge spans the Wei River with five long-span bridges. The span between each bridge body reaches 78.64 meters. There is no precedent for this kind of "five major spans" in the province. At present, Shaanxi Province has only used similar long-span construction once in the city wall restoration project of the square in front of Xi'an Railway Station, but that was only "one span" and the construction difficulty was not comparable to that of the Baoji Covered Bridge. However, through precision design and bold innovation, the builders solved many problems, and the "five major spans" were a success at once, opening a new chapter in the city's bridge construction.

There is an ancient poem that goes: "The spring water crosses the bridge, and the soul wants to disappear by leaning on the railing." Railings play the "finishing point" role in antique buildings. At the beginning of the design, the railings of the covered bridge were designed to be stone railings. However, during the construction process, the stone was too heavy and might threaten the safety of the bridge. This once caused the builders to worry. Yan Jianjiang, the main engineer of Dongling Shigushan Corridor Bridge, said: "After on-site discussions, we decided to use steel structure railings and spray real stone paint to solve this problem. After the railing project was completed, the appearance was consistent with the stone railings, but the total weight was Reduced by more than two-thirds. This is an innovation. ”

The 1,156 classical Chinese copper engravings embedded in the covered bridge are an important highlight of the covered bridge. However, few people know that these copper engravings cost a lot of money. How much effort did the construction crew put in? At the beginning of the design, in order to reproduce the "antique" charm of these famous classical paintings, the construction staff racked their brains. Paper albums cannot withstand wind and rain, stone carvings cannot show the style of ancient paintings, and plastic albums are contrary to the antique style... …After extensive selection, the construction staff finally decided to use etching technology to produce copper engravings, which not only retains the antique charm, but also withstands wind and rain.

There are many innovation stories like this, and it is these innovations that make the Dongling Shigushan Covered Bridge beautiful.

A bridge that demonstrates the selfless dedication of Dongling culture

The Dongling Shigushan Covered Bridge carries the enthusiasm of Baoji people and connects the north bank and Shigushan Park into a natural whole. . In this project that benefits the city and the people, Dongling Group made selfless contributions and spent huge sums of money to complete the design and construction of the bridge, dedicating a cultural masterpiece to the people of the city. This not only demonstrates the magnanimity and wisdom of Dongling people, but also allows the culture of a company to become a permanent memory of the city together with this bridge. This memory of the city that demonstrates dedication is extremely precious.

Zhao Shulan, general manager of Dongling Group Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., told reporters that the reason why Dongling is willing to "transfuse blood" for Baoji's infrastructure construction for free actually has its own considerations. It was Baoji that gave birth to Dongling Group. Although the group has grown steadily year by year over the years, Dongling people have never forgotten the "soil" where they grew. Therefore, investing in the construction of covered bridges is a corporate fulfillment of social responsibility. This is done by Dongling determined by culture. At the same time, with the help of this covered bridge, Dongling will become a permanent cultural symbol of the city. Whenever people step on the covered bridge, they will think of some practical things that Dongling Group has done for the elders in their hometown. This is undoubtedly The blessing of Dongling.

Dongling Shigushan Covered Bridge is a beautiful scenery, and it is also a big book that promotes the cultural spirit of Baoji. What it brings to Baoji is not only a landmark building, but more importantly, It integrates Baoji's thousand-year history and embodies the social responsibility of Baoji enterprises. While bringing us convenience and beauty, it also brings thinking and inspiration to every Baoji person.

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03-15 Author: Sunny

The first time I heard that the word covered bridge came from the title of a book - "The Lost Dreams of Covered Bridges", it was a best-selling American novel in the 1990s. That book made me know that there is a kind of bridge in the world called covered bridge. In order to learn more about covered bridges, I checked "Xinhua Dictionary" and "Modern Chinese Dictionary", but I didn't find the word covered bridge. Therefore, as an ignorant person, I always thought that covered bridges were probably only found in foreign countries. Later, I learned from the Internet that covered bridges existed in ancient my country, but they were all in Zhejiang and Fujian in the south. Covered bridges are covered bridges that can protect the bridge, provide shade from the sun and rain, and provide a place for people to rest, communicate, and gather. Unexpectedly, in 2012, Baoji, a medium-sized city on the Loess Plateau in northwest China, also built a bridge called Shigu Cultural Corridor Bridge on the Wei River.

When the covered bridge was being built, I heard that it was a sightseeing bridge, so I thought it would be a bridge where you could enjoy the scenery. People can take a leisurely walk on the bridge, look at the surging Wei River under the bridge, look at the greenery on both sides, breathe the fresh air, look at Shigu Mountain to the south of the bridge, look at the constant flow of traffic on the highway, and look at the numerous high-rise buildings. I didn't expect it to be a corridor carrying history and culture.

Baoji Corridor Bridge connects the famous Shigu Mountain to the south and the high-rise buildings of Dongling Real Estate to the north. It is majestic and simple, and it combines the perfection of ancient architecture and modern technology. During the day, the bridge, whose main color is blue-gray, looks as simple as coming from ancient times; however, at night, it is as brilliant as the Milky Way, dazzling.

As soon as I stepped onto the bridge, I immediately felt that my eyes and brain were exhausted. The content displayed on the bridge was too rich and too heavy.

The stairs up and down the north and south ends of the covered bridge are mainly carved with auspicious welcome patterns in Chinese history. The profound patterns and exquisite carving skills make people feel relaxed and happy. Such as: peace every year, birthday wishes with flat peaches, colorful phoenixes and auspicious clouds, Sanyang Kai Taishou Mountain and sea of ??blessings... On the north approach of the covered bridge, the words "Shigu Cultural Covered Bridge" engraved on the guardrail point out that this is no ordinary bridge. The bridge deck is furnished with 10 stone drums and 28 Baoji bronze stone carvings; on the east side of the approach bridge are 38 pieces of written records about Zhou and Qin culture in historical books, and on the west side are 38 pieces of poetry and poetry praising the beautiful place of Chencang. 1,156 exquisite Chinese classical copper engravings are inlaid throughout the covered bridge, adding to the countless beautiful views. The ground sculptures run through the north and south of the covered bridge, starting with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and ending with the birth of New China, with a time span of thousands of years. The eastern half of the ground carvings on the bridge have Chinese history as the main line, and the western half has Baoji history as the main line. The chronological style and the chronicle style are combined, running in parallel and sequentially, and each word is exquisite. Walking on the bridge is like traveling through a time and space tunnel, and people are unknowingly transported back to the war smoke of Baoji's thousand-year history by the scenes in front of them. Every tourist walking on the covered bridge is amazed and amazed by it!

Speaking of the covered bridge in Baoji, we have to talk about Baoji Dongling Group, which invested 80 million yuan to build the bridge. Such courage is not possible without strong economic strength, and even with economic strength, it is not possible without the idea of ??benefiting the people, loving the country, loving the people, and loving the hometown.

More than 20 years ago, a poor and backward village group with only a few dozen households, after more than 20 years of hard work, has become one of China's top ten economically developed villages, with wealthy villagers and a beautiful environment. , Shaanxi No. 1 Village.

A small workshop with only seven or eight people and several thousand yuan in fixed assets has weathered the storm for more than 20 years and worked hard to become a company with 18,000 employees, total assets of more than 22 billion, and total revenue of more than 30 billion. of China’s top 500 companies. This cannot but be said to be a miracle, like a mythical story, truly appearing before people's eyes.

Some people say that this is a bridge that upholds Baoji’s spirit of wisdom and innovation. I think that this is a bridge that upholds the spirit of love for family, country and people. The right time, right place, right people and people made it happen.

This is the glory of Dongling Group, a blessing for the people of Baoji, and the glory of Baoji. It is a great thing that will benefit future generations.

Donngling - Covered Bridge, Covered Bridge - Dongling will always be inseparable in people's minds.