The Liubu Bridge (simplified Chinese: 六部桥; traditional Chinese: 六部橋; pinyin: Liùbù Qiáo) is a historic stone arch bridge over the Zhong River in Ziyang Subdistrict, Shangcheng District of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. The bridge is 15 metres (49 ft) long and 5 metres (16 ft) wide.
Liubu Bridge 六部桥 | |
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 Liubu Bridge in March 2014 | |
| Coordinates | 30°14′00″N 120°10′37″E / 30.233265°N 120.176934°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Zhong River |
| Locale | Ziyang Subdistrict, Shangcheng District of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Width | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| History | |
| Rebuilt | 1984 |
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Etymology
editLiubu Bridge is named after the fact that its west was facing the twenty-four court offices of the Six Ministries, and its east was Duting Posthouse, so it was also called Duting Posthouse Bridge (都亭驿桥) during the Southern Song dynasty.[1] [2] [3]
History
editThe original temple dates back to the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279).[4] It historically known as Tonghui Bridge (通惠桥) in the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), Jinyun Bridge (锦云桥) in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), and reverted to its former name of Liubu Bridge in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[4] The current bridge was rebuilt in 1984.[1] In July 2000, it has been designated as a municipal-level cultural heritage site by the Government of Hangzhou.
Gallery
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Liubu Bridge in March 2014 -
Liubu Bridge in March 2014 -
Liubu Bridge in March 2014 -
Drum-shaped bearing stone -
Drum-shaped bearing stone -
References
edit- ^ a b Shao Hailei (邵海磊) (2004-02-20). 《杭州挖出南宋“国务院”》. zjol.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ Nie Xintang (聂心汤); Yu Chunxi (虞淳熙). 万历钱塘县志·纪疆·河梁 [Annals of Qiantang County in Wanli Period] (in Chinese).
郡城大河，旧为盐桥大河，自凤山水门北至武林水门为桥凡二十有四，隶钱塘者十有四，曰锦云桥，宋名六部。
- ^ Wei Kou (魏□); Xi Lian (袭琏). 康熙钱塘县志·卷三·河梁 [Annals of Qiantang County in Kangxi Period] (in Chinese).
自凤山水门锦云桥至吊桥共桥二十有三，丽钱塘者十有四，锦云桥宋名六部，又名通惠桥。
- ^ a b Zhou Huacheng (周华诚) (2009-04-10). 《中山南路：沿八百年御道，步入南宋大内》. hangzhou.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-19.