May 1 ST trip to Xupu, Huaihua, Hunan Province: Beautiful night of Xupu Xihu Kou pontoon bridge (day shift)

There are three reinforced concrete bridges across the Xushui River in Xupu County. However, the pontoon bridge connecting the West Lake Estuary and Muyiting with close water is still busy every day, and people come and go, playing an irreplaceable role in traffic. This pontoon bridge and the nearby iron bridge are dark and bright, but do you know the story of this pontoon bridge?

In 662 AD, in the fifth year of Tang Wude, Xupu County was established and moved to the north bank of Xushui at the foot of Gaihua Mountain. However, the water flows westward, making the north and south a natural barrier. People from the south to the north can only ferry across the river with a few paddles on a few simple docks. In the long river of history, this river with a width of about 100 meters has interpreted many tragic stories.

Legend has it that a woman in the south of the city married to the north of the city and went to the ferry terminal in the south of the city when she came back from her family. The wind and waves are too strong to cross the river. When gastrodia elata was dark, the man came to the North Pier to meet her. The couple can only face each other across the river, calling each other's names, and no one wants to leave. It was a severe winter and there was a heavy snow at night. The couple turned into two snowmen, melted and became two waterfowl. They never leave. They live by the Xushui River. Every year, every month, every night, they are called "bridge building, bridge building".

A story that happened in 194 1 made people burst into tears. One day in the third month of the lunar calendar, a dozen people from the south of the city came to the county to buy and sell. As soon as the ferry reached the center, several strong winds overturned the boat, and some of the drowning people were rescued, and some sank like a load. A young man named Shu proposed to a young girl after saving her life. The girl said, if you can build a bridge over this river, I will promise you, or you can let me jump back into the deep pool. Shu Housheng promised him that I would spare my life to build this bridge.

Chen lives south of the city. These stories have long been familiar to him, and his own experience is unforgettable. I went to school as a child and traveled all over the country when I grew up, whether on foot or in a sedan chair. He already has a plan to build a pontoon bridge on the county river.

1943, make idle at home, to the county government, magistrate of a county proposed to build a pontoon bridge. He talked about the importance of building pontoon bridge from the aspects of people's livelihood and anti-Japanese, and stressed that it is urgent. Zheng county magistrate was also worried about preparing to fight against Japan at this time. The two hit it off and immediately held a meeting of the wise men of the county magistrate. Chen took the lead in donating 1000 silver. More than 300,000 people in the county have money to pay, but no money to contribute. Among them, Zheng Da Nanhuo Store raised 30,800 yuan to connect 18 wooden boats with iron ropes, and built a brand-new wooden pontoon bridge built with cedar boards, which was finally built with 65,438+.

In front of Xupu West Lake Bridge, the lights are dim and the night is beautiful and charming. People come and go on the pontoon bridge, and the dancers under the pontoon bridge are passionate and lively. The night at Xupu Xihu Kou Wharf is beautiful!