Liufang Bridge

Liufang Bridge

Liufang Bridge The Guandao Stream flows out of the mountain gorge to the east, meandering southward around the mountain before descending. Originally, there was a Liuhexia Pavilion on the mountain, and across the stream at the foot of the mountain stood Liufang Bridge, also known as Zhuoying Bridge. It was built during the time when Zhu Xi served as the military governor. Liufang Bridge faces the Five Elders Peaks, with the stream’s water clear and deep blue. Initially, the small bridge had no name. In April of the 11th year of the Jiading era in the Song Dynasty (1218), Chen Mi, the military governor of Nankang, along with Zhang Ju, Luo Si, Yao Luqing, Zhang Shao, Pan Bing, Li Fan, Hu Yong, and Miao Weiyi, gathered in the cave to give lectures, extolled the virtuous influence of Zhu Xi, and especially named the bridge “Liufang” (Flowing Fragrance). Chen Mi inscribed the two characters “Liufang” on the northern side of the bridge, and also engraved the “Record of Liufang Bridge” on the stone cliff to the east of the bridge. In the 51st year of the Kangxi era (1712), Liufang Bridge collapsed. After that, it underwent multiple reconstructions. The current bridge was rebuilt after the liberation.