Fuli Bridge

Fuli Bridge

Also known as Lugang Bridge, it is located in Lugang Village, Qidu Town, Wujiang District.

Its original construction date is unknown, but it was rebuilt in the third year of the Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1911). On July 29, 1994, it was designated as a Cultural Relics Control Unit of Wujiang District. This single-span beam-type stone bridge runs east-west. It has a total length of 9 meters, a width of 1.8 meters, an arch height of 2.9 meters, and a span of 3.4 meters. The abutment walls are mainly made of bluestone, while the rest are granite. On the southern side of the bridge, there is an inscription: “Amid the vast expanse of Gusu Lake, traces remain of Yu’s legacy; at the Lu family’s Fuli, one recalls the sages of the Tang.” The bridge serves as a vital thoroughfare for villagers commuting back and forth. To facilitate vehicle traffic, the bridge deck and stone steps have been paved with cement to create a flat surface, and cement railings have been added.

Legend has it that Lu Guimeng, a poet from the late Tang Dynasty who went by the courtesy name Fuli, once lived in seclusion near Yang’e Beach in Lugang. Lu Guimeng co-authored the Pine Hill Poetic Responses collection with Pi Rixiu and also wrote the Fuli Collection. During his time in seclusion at Yang’e Beach, Lu Guimeng praised the area’s thriving silk production and fishing industry with the lines: “Silkworm frames stand everywhere, fishing nets hang at every home.” In memory of the poet, the Lugang Bridge was named “Fuli Bridge.”

Source: Wujiang Archives Bureau

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