What is the legend of the Broken Bridge ? Why is a broken bridge called a broken bridge?

The broken bridge was once known as the "Duanjia Bridge". According to legend, the "Broken Bridge" at that time was a dilapidated small wooden bridge connecting Gushan and Hangzhou City. A couple surnamed Duan lives next to the bridge, making ends meet by fishing in the lake and running a small wine stall.

During proofing on a snowy day, an old man in rags and penniless came along. The couple saw him pitiful and treated him hospitablely. The next day, the old man left three pills of wine and medicine, and the Duan family couple put these three pills into the wine vat, and made the mellow Duan family red wine, and since then the business has been prosperous, and the small wine stall has also expanded into a large restaurant.

A few years later, it was another snowy day, the old man came to the Duan family again to spend the night, the Duan family and his wife prepared three hundred taels of silver as a gift to the old man, the old man insisted on not accepting it and warned the Duan family and his wife that the silver should be used in a critical place.

The Duan family and his wife listened to the old man's admonition and used the three hundred taels of silver to build a bluestone slab arch bridge, and also built a pavilion at the head of the bridge. The villagers remembered the good deeds of the Duan family and his wife to build the bridge, so they called this bridge Duanjia Bridge. Later, because of the homonym of "paragraph" and "broken", it was called Broken Bridge.

The Broken Bridge is a famous scenic spot in Hangzhou's West Lake, and legend has it that the White Lady and Xu Xian met at the Broken Bridge.

What is the legend of the "Broken Bridge"?

1. First, the white causeway that comes from the autumn moon of Pinghu Lake is interrupted here, so it is called a broken bridge. 2. The second is that there was a family surnamed Duan living in the Mill Preparation Brigade by the bridge in the past, and the section is homophonic with the broken bridge, so it is called the broken bridge, and the allusion above is very clear. 3. Third, after the snow has fallen in winter, the snow on the higher sunny section of the bridge always melts first, and it looks like it is broken from a distance.

The blind bench is called the broken bridge, and the name of the broken bridge and the remnant snow also comes from this. 4. Fourth, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty came here and left a broken bridge and remnant snow imperial monument.

The broken bridge is Xu Xian's white lady. When Xu Xian and the White Snake Niangniang met on the broken bridge, they would feel that the broken bridge should be broken, at least it was once broken. Its servant is solid, and the broken bridge was originally called "Duanjia Bridge".

In the past, there were always a few snowfalls in Hangzhou every year, and the long Su Causeway, which became a jade belt on the West Lake. As soon as the sun came out, the sunny side of the arch bridge melted, while there was still snow on the backside. At this time, when I looked at the bridge from the nearby gem mountain, it seemed to be broken.

This is where the broken bridge comes from. That's why it is said that "broken bridges are continuous". Environment with uiu uhyiui uhoih

The long bridge is a beam to say goodbye to each other and send each other off on the long bridge. Although the bridge is not long, it is known as the long bridge.

Lonely Mountain is the largest island in West Lake, so why is it named "Lonely Mountain"? This is because the scenery of this mountain is particularly beautiful in history, and it has always been called the possession of the lonely emperor, so it is called a lonely mountain. Geologically speaking, Gushan is composed of rhyolite spewed out by a volcano, and the whole island is an old Moxiang connected to the land, so "Gushan is not lonely".

The West Lake Broken Bridge is located at the watershed point of Xitong Orange Lake and Waixi Lake in the north of Hangzhou, spanning Beishan Road at one end and connecting to the White Causeway at the other end.

The name of the broken bridge is derivedTang Dynasty。The origin of its name, a lonely mountain road is broken here, hence the name; One said that Duanjia Bridge is referred to as Duanqiao, and the homophonic wheel is a broken bridge; The story of the Chinese folk love legend "The Legend of the White Snake" takes place here. Legend has it that the White Lady and Xu Xian met on the broken bridge, which really added a romantic color to the scenery of the broken bridge.

The existing broken bridge was rebuilt in 1941 and repaired in the 50s of the 20th century. There is a stele pavilion in the northeast of the bridge, and the snow stele of the broken bridge is set up inside.

1. The bridge is constantly broken and the road is broken. The bridge is actually on the easternmost part of the Bai Causeway, which connects to the Bai Causeway at one end and to Pak Shan Street at the other. When the white causeway reached this bridge, it was broken, so it was called a broken bridge.

2. This "break" was originally another "paragraph". It is said that the bridge was originally called "Duan" Bridge, because the bridge was built by a couple of Duan family who lived nearby, so people called it Duan Bridge as a token of gratitude. After a long time, it evolved into a "broken bridge".

3. The bridge is constantly broken and the liver and intestines are broken. The broken bridge is also known as the lover's bridge, and what gives the broken bridge such a romantic color is the traditional folk love story "The Legend of the Stupid Lead White Snake". Legend has it that the White Lady Lu Leak first met Xu Xian here, and then after being broken up by Fahai, she came here to hang the first love of the two.

At that time, it can be said that it was so sad that "the liver and intestines are broken", so the bridge was called a broken bridge.

4. The bridge is constantly broken by snow. Although there is not much snow in Hangzhou, it will eventually bring a little bit of good news every year. It is said that after heavy snowfall, the sunny side of the bridge tends to melt away first, while the shady side remains. Looking at the past from a distance, the highest black and white are connected, as if broken, so it is called a broken bridge.

5. The bridge is constantly "broken". Among the ten scenic spots of West Lake originating from the Southern Song Dynasty, "Broken Bridge and Remnant Snow" is the only winter scene. These court painters from the north not only adopted the name of the snow scene of the broken bridge, but also borrowed the "broken" of the bridge and the "remnant" of the snow, which is a metaphor for the fragmentation of the rivers and mountains of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, this "break" has a metaphorical color.