The Remnant Bridge of Linpu

The Remnant Bridge of Linpu

The Remnant Bridge of Linpu is a cultural relic protection unit of Fuzhou City.

The Remnant Bridge of Linpu

Located in Shaoci Village, Linpu, Chengmen Town, Cangshan District, it is also known as the "Broken Bridge of Linpu" and commonly referred to as the "Three-Gate Bridge." Built in the third year of the Shaoxing era during the Southern Song Dynasty (1133), it is a stone-beam flat bridge that runs from north to south, has two piers, three unequal-span arches, with one arch now collapsed. The remaining structure of the bridge is 22 meters long and 2.8 meters wide.

Inscribed on the stone beams of the bridge deck are the words: “Constructed in the year of Wushen, Shaoxing 3rd year; supervised by Wanlin Kang, Lin Yuanjun, and other leading contributors,” in regular script with characters approximately 0.15 meters in size. On the stone beams of the approach bridge are inscriptions: “Lin Yingjian donated three small beams, Lin Yinglang donated one large beam,” and “Zheng Qian and Monk Guangru each donated one small beam.” A Temple of Marshal Ma is situated on the bridge, flanked by two banyan trees on the east and west sides.

It was designated as a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit in 1983.

Chengmen Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Cangshan District, Fuzhou City. Established as Chengmen District in 1956, reorganized as a commune in 1958, changed to Chengmen Township in 1970, and upgraded to a town in 1992. Located in the southeastern suburbs of the city, it covers an area of 54.5 square kilometers with a population of 68,000. National Highway 324 runs through the entire area. The town administers 20 village committees: Chengmen, Aofeng, Lulei, Junbian, Longjiang, Qingfu, Xiayang, Liangcuo, Yangkeng, Hujì, Xiekeng, Zhanglan, Shishan, Lianjiang, Fulian, Shaoci, Pandun, Liaban, Huangshan, and Lusha. Major industries include tea processing, valve manufacturing, printing, shipbuilding, and stone quarrying. The main agricultural products are tea and citrus fruits. … Detailed information about Chengmen Town++