Lingqiao, a strange building in Ningbo
Brief introduction of Lingqiao:
Lingqiao, commonly known as Lao Jiang Bridge, is the oldest long-span pontoon bridge in Ningbo, spanning the Fenghua River at the junction of Haishu District and jiangdong district. Built in Tang Zeng Mingdong Tianjin pontoon bridge. Because Lingqiao is located in a downtown area, it has enjoyed great prosperity despite repeated repairs and losses and repeated constructions. It was not until the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China that someone initiated reconstruction. 1936, with the support of Ningbo Travel Association to Shanghai, Lingqiao, which was built by Siemens of Germany, was officially completed. Its design and service life is as long as 70 years, and it is one of the most representative modern buildings in Ningbo. In 2007, the Ningbo Municipal Government entrusted Tongji University to conduct a thorough inspection of Lingqiao, and considered that the main structure of the bridge was still safe. After necessary transformation, Lingqiao is still the main bridge in Ningbo.
Lingqiao, a strange building in Ningbo
Basic overview of Lingqiao:
It is said that when the floating bridge was built in the Tang Dynasty, it was difficult to build the bridge foundation because of the swift river. At this time, it rained heavily and turned into a rainbow after the rain. So, craftsmen laid a bridge stake where the rainbow appeared and built the bridge. Therefore, people thought it was Lingxian Bridge, so this bridge was named Lingxian Bridge, also called Lingxian Bridge. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lingqiao was renamed as Jin Dong pontoon bridge, and it was also renamed as Guanqiao after the establishment of Zhejiang Customs during the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. When 1936 was rebuilt as a permanent bridge, some civil organizations proposed to rename the bridge as "Zhongshan Bridge", but the Lao Jiang Bridge Organizing Committee in Ningbo restored the name of the bridge as "Ling Bridge" in the name of protecting historical sites. During the Cultural Revolution, Lingqiao was renamed as "Hongwei Bridge", 198 1 resumed its name.
Folk once called Lingqiao "Jiangqiao". Later, because the British built a new river bridge in Taohuadu during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the folk name of Lingqiao was changed to Laojiangqiao to show the difference. This common name has been used to this day. Lingqiao was built in the Tang Dynasty and was originally a wooden pontoon bridge. 193 1 The reconstruction was initiated by businessmen from Shanghai and Ningbo, surveyed and designed by British engineer Jameson of Shanghai Ministry of Industry and Zhu Quantong of Xinrenji Construction Factory, and contracted by Siemens of Germany. 1934 started construction and 1936 was completed. Lingqiao is the first single-hole steel beam ring bridge in China with the participation of engineers from China. With a total length of132m and a span of 97.5m, it is one of the earliest modern engineering and technical bridges in Zhejiang Province, with epoch-making significance.
193 1 In August, Ningbo and Shanghai established the preparatory committee for the reconstruction of Ningbo Lao Jiang Bridge (Lingxian Bridge). It is said that the bridge construction project was carried out under the sponsorship of Shanghai Ningbo Association. Ningbo people who succeeded in Shanghai in the early days insisted on building a bridge as strong as the Baidu Bridge on the Suzhou River in Shanghai in their hometown. Finally, Ningbo Lingqiao was designed by Sheng, a British engineer from Shanghai Ministry of Industry, and Zhu Quantong from Xinjiangji Construction Factory, and contracted by Siemens Foreign Firm. However, according to Shi Qiuzang, an old man who participated in the construction of the bridge at that time, Lingqiao used foreign materials and hung foreign brands, but in fact the design and construction were from Ningbo, Shanghai. Zhan Mu students from Britain, Scott and many foreigners seldom come to Ningbo. 1936 was completed and opened to traffic.
Lingqiao has experienced many vicissitudes after its completion. The Japanese invaders invaded China, and before the fall of Ningbo, they were bombed by Japanese planes invading China, which was full of holes. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it was restored. However, after the liberation of Ningbo, Kuomintang bombers bombed almost every day, and the pavement and steel beams on Lingqiao Bridge were riddled with bullet holes. But Lingqiao still stands on the Fenghua River, which is the steel transportation line to liberate Zhoushan Islands.
This bridge was designed by Siemens of Germany. After World War II, the company still kept the archives of Lingqiao. Not long ago, it also issued a document to remind owners to repair in time.
Lingqiao, a strange building in Ningbo
Lingqiao reconstruction:
Now, Lingqiao still bears the busy traffic in the city and is an important historical symbol of Ningbo. As early as the second year of Tang Changqing (822), Yingzhi Yingbiao, the secretariat of Mingzhou, set up the "Jin Dong pontoon bridge" at the Fenghua estuary outside Dongdumen (later moved to the former site of Lingqiao), which was convenient for Ningbo people. According to legend, when the bridge was built that year, the river was wide and the water was swift, and it was always difficult to lay it. Just when they were at the end of their tether, a sudden storm came unexpectedly, and the clouds split in a blink of an eye. A rainbow appeared in mid-air, colorful and persistent, and the bridge workers got the message and immediately put piles according to the position of the rainbow. As a result, the bridge pile was quickly completed and the bridge was built. Because of this supernatural phenomenon, it is called "Lingxian Bridge" for short. Although the legend is magical, it is simple to build-the bridge system is made up of 16 flat boats, which are paved with wooden boards, and the weight of the bridge is borne by the hull. It only fluctuates with the tide, and it is extremely unstable to walk on it. Sometimes, the chain breaks, the bridge breaks, and the ship drowns. Entering typhoons, rainstorms and flood seasons is even more dangerous and amazing. 1in August, 926, more than 40 people were killed here. 1932, Yi people generously donated money to build a steel bridge. The project was contracted by Thomson, a German. May 1934 broke ground, and June 1936 was completed and opened to traffic. A 97.5-meter-long, 20-meter-wide through three-axis steel beam bridge without piers was born like a rainbow and was swallowed up. This bridge is silver-gray, with straight columns, arched Liang Fei frame, rivets as stars, simple and smooth lines, and magnificent and straight shape, which has been the pride of people forever for half a century.
Lingqiao, a strange building in Ningbo
The development of Lingqiao architecture;
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