Dayang Bridge

　　In Dayang Village, Dongliu Township, Wuping County, there stands a Dayang Bridge, built at the thoroughfare connecting several administrative villages including Dayang, Niyang, and Nanfang. The exact time of its construction is now untraceable, but the name of the bridge and the village are unified (the nearby residents commonly refer to Dayang Village as Dayang Bridge), indicating the bridge’s long history. Dayang Bridge is a covered bridge, known in the Hakka dialect as a “Yin Bridge.” It is 39 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 6 meters high, with a structure of wood and stone.

　　A wooden plaque hangs in the center of Dayang Bridge, inscribed with “Record of the Reconstruction of Dayang Bridge,” which states: “This bridge can shelter people from wind and rain, and can serve as a substitute for boats.” Truly convenient for travelers. The current Dayang Bridge was rebuilt in the seventh year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1857 AD) and has a history of 150 years.

　　Both ends of Dayang Bridge are adorned with the same couplet. The upper line reads: “Great literary works float on the water’s surface”; the lower line reads: “Spring haze locks the bridgehead in scenery.” This is inspired by lines from Li Bai’s “Preface to the Feast for My Younger Brothers in Peach Blossom Garden on a Spring Night”: “Moreover, spring beckons me with its misty beauty, and nature bestows upon me its grand literary inspiration.” Here, “great block” refers to nature itself.