The Origin of "Broken Bridge" in Hangzhou West Lake

There are different opinions about the origin of the broken bridge.

The first one comes from the legend of the White Snake. The White Snake and Xu Xian met at the broken bridge, made a promise with an umbrella, and then met again, thus achieving a beautiful marriage. But after all, it's different, full of twists and turns, and it's heartbreaking. In the Yue Opera "Legend of the White Snake", the white snake sang: "The scenery of the West Lake is still the same ... I feel heartache when I see the broken bridge, and my family is gone!"

The second statement comes from the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there was a couple selling wine by the bridge. One day, it snowed heavily, and a white-bearded grandfather came to stay in their shop. These two people are very kind and entertain the grandfather with their heart. Later, after he left, he gave them three pills and helped them brew the best wine.

Sure enough, Grandpa's pills made their wine taste sweet and famous. They saved a lot of money to repay their grandfather. Three years later, Grandpa White Beard came to their house again, but refused to ask for money, asking them to use it where they needed it.

Later, the couple used money to repair the bridge. In order to express their gratitude, people turned this bridge into a "Duanjia Bridge" and later turned it into a broken bridge.

The third is the broken bridge, which is called the broken bridge because it is a north-south bridge. After it snows in winter, the bridge is covered with heavy snow. But after the sun came out, the snow in the south of the bridge melted quickly, and it was still heavy snow in the north of the bridge. It looks like a broken bridge, so it's called a broken bridge.

Vae's broken bridge and broken snow are also very nice, full of artistic conception and beautiful tunes.