Wanning Bridge

Wanning Bridge, also known as Haizi Bridge and Houmen Bridge, is located on Di'anmen Outer Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. It was built in Yuan to Yuan 22 (1285) and was a bridge on Beijing's central axis road. It was originally a wooden structure, and was later changed to stone construction. It was rebuilt in December 2002 and the original name of Wanning Bridge was restored.

Beijing Di'anmen North, the south of the Bell and Drum Tower, Shichahai Qianhai East of the Yuhe old road, across an ancient stone bridge called Wanning Bridge. Because Di'anmen is the back door of the imperial city, the people also call this bridge the back door, or Di'anmen Bridge. The stone arch bridge, which has undergone vicissitudes of life, was built from the Yuan Dynasty to the 22nd year (1276), originally as a wooden bridge, and later rebuilt as a stone bridge, which is one of the heritage sites of Beijing's Grand Canal World Heritage Site.

Wanning Bridge, the northernmost gate of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, under the bridge there are stone statues of the town water gods, and lotus flowers are planted under the bridge. Built in Yuan to Yuan 22 years (1285). It was originally a wooden bridge, and the Yuan Dynasty was changed to a stone arch bridge, known as Wanning Bridge. Also known as Haizi Bridge and Back Gate Bridge. The stone bridge in the Yuan Dynasty spans at the entrance of the Yuhe River in Shichahai, which is the starting point of the Grand Canal in the Yuan Dynasty. Under the bridge, there are sluices, which are installed by lifting and releasing sluices, to stop the water through the boat, to ensure that the grain boats go straight to the capital.

1. Wanning Bridge, also known as the back door bridge, the geoan bridge, is located outside Beijing Di'anmen, near Shichahai, located on the central axis of Beijing. It was built from the Yuan Shizu to the 22nd year of Yuan (1285), formerly known as Wanning Bridge. Because the bridge is in the north of Di'anmen, Di'anmen is the back door of the imperial city, so it is called the back door bridge. Municipal cultural relics protection unit. 2. Wanning Bridge was built in Yuan to Yuan 22 years (1285). It was originally a wooden bridge, and the Yuan Dynasty was changed to a stone arch bridge, known as Wanning Bridge. Also known as Haizi Bridge and the back door bridge. 3. The Wanning Bridge was repaired many times during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The stone bridge is characterized by a stone carving water absorber beast on each side of the East and West stone arch coupons. The stone moored shore on both sides of the bridge, and there was a water divider beast on each side. The water-dividing beast is1.77 meters long,0.9 meters wide, and about0.57 meters high. There is a pair of antlers on the top of his head, his mouth is upturned, his nose is round, his four claws are open and scratched on the flower ball, and he is covered with large scales and a thick tail. 4, the four water-dividing beasts are different posture, the two of the east of the bridge crawl on the shore, head out of the shore along the shore, forming a position of ambush shore looking at the water, because in the water, there is a moral of looking at the water through the bridge hole; The two water-dividing beasts in the west of the bridge are stretching their heads out, and the two only suction cups are clawed against the vertical shore wall. The side of the body is hung outside the shore.

Wanning Bridge is the oldest "old man" on the central axis of Beijing, born in the Yuan Dynasty, and now it is more than 700 years old! In the Yuan Dynasty, Wanning Bridge was the last gate of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The boats had to pass under the bridge, and Kublai entered and exited Beijing must go to Wanning Bridge. Even the name of Tonghui River was Kublai on the Wanning Bridge. In Wanning Bridge here, there are several town water gods, they are different shapes, posture "eye-absorbing", but the role can "guarante a side of water transport peace"!