Ancient Pontoon Bridge

The ancient pontoon bridge in Ganzhou uses boats as bridges. It is full of ancient meaning. Walking on the bridge, you can feel a slight swaying feeling, which is quite interesting. In the morning or evening, watch the simple local residents on the bridge or on their way, doing laundry, fishing, full of peaceful life, and picturesque scenes in the soft scenes. Ganzhou Ancient Pontoon Bridge, scientific name Huimin Bridge, also known as Dongjin Bridge, Donghe Pontoon Bridge, Jianchunmen Pontoon Bridge. The pontoon is about 400 meters long and is made up of more than 100 small boat boards tied together by cables. It was built in Songgandao (1163-1173) and has a history of more than 800 years. Built by Zhijun Hong Mai, it connects the two ends of the Zhangjiang River and is opened regularly every day for the passage of merchant ships. Jiangxi Ganzhou city is surrounded by water on three sides. Because the river is wide, the communication between the two sides of the river is mainly by ferry. In the Song Dynasty, Ganzhou's economy developed greatly. In order to facilitate communication with the outside world, three pontoon bridges were built and paved on the Zhang and Gong rivers successively to connect the urban and rural areas. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Xihe and Nanhe pontoon bridges were dismantled due to the construction of highway bridges, and were replaced by modern highway bridges in the 1980s. Only the Jianchunmen pontoon bridge, as a historical and cultural landscape of a national historical and cultural city, has been specially preserved. It is still serving the citizens of Ganzhou. The nearly thousand-year-old pontoon has become the pride of Ganzhou people. Whenever you step on the pontoon, you not only strongly feel the quaint history, but also feel the spirit of the ancient Ganzhou people's industrious wisdom, pursuit of scientific creation, and advocacy of invention and innovation, but also can appreciate the laundress and fisherman on the riverside on the bridge. People from the city and countrymen come in and out, and people who ride motorcycles, push bicycles, carry loads, carry children, visit relatives, and go to school are intertwined, forming a beautiful picture. picture. This 800-year-old pontoon bridge has experienced many bloody storms and the smoke of war. The new bridge becomes old, the old bridge is replaced, repaired, and has experienced the vicissitudes of life, like an indomitable old man. The heavy Yongjinmen is accompanied by the sound of the Ganjiang River, benefiting the people of Ganzhou, becoming a link between urban and rural areas, and a unique landscape in Ganzhou, known as a must in Ganzhou.