Zhao Zhouqiao is famous for its long history and is called "one of the four treasures of North China". On the stone arches at both ends of the bridge, there are two coupon holes. This structure is called "open-shouldered arch", which is the first time in the world.
The legend of Zhao Zhouqiao;
Zhao Zhouqiao, the first cave bridge in China, is known as the treasure of North China because of its unique structure and extraordinary momentum. There is a folk proverb "Jingzhou Tower Cangzhou Lion, Zhaozhou Shiqiao Great Bodhisattva", which enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. There are countless ballads and literary works about Zhao Zhouqiao in history, and there are many beautiful and moving legends circulating among the people.
1. Why does Zhang ride a donkey backwards?
In ancient times, there was a skillful craftsman named Lu Ban. He spent one night building a big stone bridge on the river in the southern suburbs of Zhaozhou City. This exciting news was quickly spread in all directions by the local people, and it spread farther and farther, reaching the sky. Fairy Zhang heard about it. Curious Zhang didn't believe that Lu Ban had such a great skill, so he rode a donkey straight to the river on the outskirts of Zhaozhou, hoping to find out. On the way, Zhang met Wang Chai's car and his car again and invited them to Zhaozhou.
The three men came to the river on the outskirts of Zhaozhou, and when they took a closer look, they could not help secretly marveling. You see, Zhaozhou is like a black dragon flying, the crescent moon is like a cloud, and it is like a Changhong drinking stream, and Yuhuan is half heavy. That's great. The three men praised: "Luban really deserves his reputation for building a bridge. It' s really a wonderful thing in the world! "
Just then, Zhang, who was actively calculating, patted Prince Chai on the shoulder and said calmly, "We don't want to come in vain, we should test Lu Ban and don't make him proud."
After listening to this, Master Chai and he agreed with each other very much, and repeatedly said, "Good idea, good attention!" While speaking, the first three immortals of Lu Ban came face to face and immediately greeted them: "Welcome three distinguished guests! Give me a lot of advice! "
Zhang asked, "Mr. Luban, I heard that the bridge you built is very good and famous all over the world. Can I ride a donkey? "
Lu Ban listened and said casually; "Since the bridge was built, thousands of troops and horses have been able to pass, you little donkey."
Zhang went on to say, "If I can ride the donkey safely, I will ride the donkey backwards from now on." Besides, "if the bridge you built can't stand my trip, please fly away, don't show off here, and you should call yourself a craftsman in the world."
Lu Ban said with a wry smile, "All right, I'll agree to your terms." . "So, Yang Yang hand to cross the bridge.
At this time, Princess Chai and Zhao Kuangyin also patted their chests and asked, "What do you think of us?"
Lu Ban glanced at the two of them with his eyes and casually said, "The carts and cars have crossed the bridge from morning till night. With your broken unicycle, you can still crush the bridge?" That's ridiculous! "So I let you two cross the bridge again.
Sanxian was very unhappy to see Lu Ban so arrogant. They thought to themselves, "You are a good Luban, so arrogant. Today, you got it right in the test. You must taste the three of us. "
In the blink of an eye, three people stepped onto the bridge. Zhang turned around and cast a spell to gather the stars, the sun and the moon, and then conveniently put them in his wallet. Master Chai and the five mountains were gathered together by magic and gently put on the cart. Due to the sudden increase in load, the donkey was squashed and the car was squashed. Before the three of them reached the top of the bridge, the bridge couldn't stand it and began to shake. When Lu Ban saw it, the situation was not good! Hurriedly jumped into the river, raised one hand and tried his best to hold the bridge, which turned a corner.
The three of them walked safely through Zhao Zhouqiao. After crossing the bridge, Zhang gave it to Lu Ban face to face and rode the donkey backwards from then on.
2. The origin of the ancient bridge fairy.
On the ancient surface of Zhao Zhouqiao, you can clearly see several small gullies formed by automobile pressure, which also has a touching legend. It is said that when Zhang, Chai and he crossed the bridge, they left several deep hoof prints because the donkey was carrying too much. Chai Wang's wheelbarrow was overweight and the wheels rolled out of a deep ditch on the bridge deck. Zhao Kuangyin pulled the cart too hard, and Prince Chai slipped on his right foot. Kneeling on the bridge deck left a big knee print. At the bottom of the east side of the bridge vault, when Lu Ban forced the bridge, he left a big handprint. This is the origin of the ancient bridge fairy trace. And as the first scenic spot in Zhaozhou.
Later, the Peking Opera "Little Cowherd" sang:
Woman: Who built Zhaozhou Stone Bridge? Who will leave the jade railing? Who is riding on the donkey bridge? Someone ran over a ditch with a trolley. ...
Male: Ye Xiu from Luban, Shiqiao, Zhaozhou. The jade railing was left by a saint. Zhang rode on the donkey bridge. Chai Daguan's car turned over the ditch. ...
3. Why does a horse have three eyes?
Three immortals crossed the bridge. Zhang gave up and rode backwards on a donkey. Ruban was really relieved. He closed one eye and looked at the arbor carefully with his hand, only to find that these three distinguished guests were not mortal. It turns out that the gods descended to me. I am ignorant of Mount Tai, and I can't even see immortals and mortals clearly. Almost something big happened. Bai Chang has two eyes. In a rage, he dug an eye with his hand, threw it on the bridge deck and left sadly. Lu Ban didn't know that his eyes were immortal but alive, shining like crystal pearls.
Just as the road was crossing the bridge, I found a shining and vivid eyeball in front of me and thought, "Who left such a precious eyeball here?" It's a pity to lose it. "So, Thaksin's hand was checked and slammed on his forehead. And he said to himself, "If anyone looks for it, return it to him immediately. It's very convenient to pick it up." Because Lu Ban lost his eyes and never came back, the horse became three eyes.
4. Why do bricklayers and carpenters have one eye on money?
Although Lu Ban has only one eye left. However, due to the construction of Zhao Zhouqiao, he became famous, and people respected and loved him, calling him the granddaddy of craftsmen all over the world. The craftsmen all imitated Lu Ban's every move. So, until today, bricklayers and carpenters work with one eye. It turned out that this was learned from Lu Ban.
5. Why is there overeating in Zhao Zhouqiao?
Legend has it that the Jiaohe River in Zhaozhou was painted by the heavenly queen mother to prevent the cowherd and weaver girl from secretly meeting. It suddenly formed overnight, connected with the milky way in the sky, and was called Tianhe. After the formation of the Great River, the Queen Mother was still not at ease. She sent heaven to ambush the Great River for 28 nights, guarding it day and night, and shouldering the heavy responsibility of monitoring and preventing the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl from meeting.
Twenty-eight nights are fierce. Since their descent, they have run amok on both sides of the Jiaohe River, making waves, overturning ferries, devouring tourists, flooding farmland, and breaking bridges, making the people along the coast uneasy and worried all day long.
Lu Ban, a skillful craftsman, went from Shanxi to Shandong and passed by Zhaozhou. Seeing this terrible situation, he was deeply saddened, so he decided to build a bridge here to solve problems for the local people. However, due to the trouble of 28 nights, the bridge was repaired every day and destroyed at night, and finally it failed. Luban was worried and didn't know what to do.
Gluttony is a god, a member of the Dragon King family, and his temperament is straightforward and selfless. Twenty-eight nights ago, the people were killed by the flooding of Tianhe, but the gluttons learned that the people could only be saved if they drank the water dry. Because of the 28-night report, they were knocked down by the Queen Mother and exiled to the East China Sea.
Luban built a bridge every day, but the news that the bridge was destroyed at night was learned by gluttons and he came to Jiaohe to help. It was strongly opposed by 28 hotels. It was a big fight. Because the Twenty-Eight Hostel is no match for gluttony, I fled back to Guangting after defeat and informed the Queen Mother. Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother was furious and immediately sent 100 single eight generals, 72 demons, 36 days of plough, 9 Yao and 6 Jia to help 28 tenants catch gluttony.
Twenty-eight nights was originally the founding minister of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty. After arriving in the Heavenly Palace, he was deeply loved by the Empress Dowager, and the immortals were framed by them. Therefore, the immortals of all walks of life are extremely dissatisfied with the slanderers and fatuous means of the Queen Mother, and hold a grudge against the twenty-eight nights. So a general's life has not been affected. Instead of helping twenty-eight nights, the gods joined forces with gluttons to fight against heaven and killed twenty-eight nights. In order to build a bridge as soon as possible for the convenience of the people, they swallowed a piece and drank up the water in Jiaohe River. With the help of the gods, Lu Ban built this big stone bridge like Changhong-Zhao Zhouqiao overnight. Because the gods violated the dogma, they never returned to heaven. From then on, they stayed on the stone bridge with gluttony forever.