Yujin Bridge Review

Yujin Bridge is located in Jianchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Jianchuan Shaxi is a famous ancient town in Xi'an. It is the main road of the ancient tea horse road. Heihui River runs through the north and south. 200 meters east of Sifang Street, Yujin Bridge crosses the river. This bridge was built during the Kangxi period and is an important bridge for cross-strait exchanges and trade. After repeated war, it was repaired after many destructions. In 1931, due to the old wooden bridge in disrepair, the villagers raised funds to rebuild the single-hole stone bridge. The bridge spans 12 meters, 6 meters high, the bridge is long 35.4 meters, and 5 meters wide. It uses stone pillars and slate guardrails. On the top of the stone arch bridge, there are stone carvings. At the end of the guardrail, there are four auspicious animal stone carvings, called "baby fish" by villagers. At the end of the bridge, there is a bridge corridor, engraved with Mr. Zhao Yu's "Bridge Repair" and "Gongde Monument".