2. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu built Xiangwangcheng according to Wucheng, which was later called Zicheng. In the fourth year of Tang Wude (62 1), Zhao Jun Wang Li expanded Luocheng, which was built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Huzhou had nine ancient city gates. On today's copper bridge, there is Yingxi Gate, one of the nine gates. It was named after Chen Baxian, the first emperor of the Chen Dynasty, who entered the city from here when he married Queen Anji Zhang.
3. In the Three Kingdoms period, the father of Emperor Niu of Wu Jing was buried in Gaishan. In order to pay homage to the grave every year, he sent 3,000 migrant workers to open the Qingtangmen, so it is also called Qingtangmen. During the Liang Dynasty, Liu Yun, the satrap of Huzhou, became the road from Lake City to Huokeji, also known as Liutang and Fahuatang. There is also a bronze smelting workshop in the city gate, which is famous for forging swords, arrow clusters, making candlesticks and lamps, so it is also called bronze doors among the people. Hundreds of steps away from the city gate (about 1.6 meters in ancient times), I don't know when and where, a one-hole bridge was built on the stream, called "suspension bridge". In the ninth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1473), he was then the magistrate of Huzhou, and was later honored as the God of the Town God by Huzhou people. Lao Yue built a five-hole stone arch bridge, named Yingxi Bridge because it is close to the city gate. In the north of Yingxi Bridge, as early as the Yuan Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty, Xi 'an people donated money to build Qingtang Bridge, also known as Copper Bridge.
4. Since the opening of the city gate, Guantang and Bridge, known as Xiyou Road, have not only become the only way for people in Lake City to visit Yangshan, Wang Ren Temple and Huanglong Cave in the past, but also brought great convenience to people living in the northwest of Lake City and the land and water transportation of goods. There has been unprecedented prosperity here for a long time. Every day, people come and go in Guantang, jostling with each other. The river is full of sails and people come and go.
5. In the Tang Dynasty, Lu Yu from Cha Sheng came here, built a house in Sang Ma, near the bridge and deep in the bamboo forest, and settled here until his death. In Huzhou, Lu Yu not only left the world's first monograph on tea studies, the Tea Classic, but also left his former residence, Bie Ye, Qingtang, where the Tea Classic was finally written. According to Zhu Nailiang and Zhang Baoming's Textual Research on Other Industries of Qingtang in Lu Yu, "Other Industries of Qingtang are located on the bank of Tiaoxi River outside Qingtang Gate in the northwest of Huzhou Fucheng. In ancient times, Huzhou had Qingtangmen and Qingtangqiao. " Huzhou Fucheng, built in the fourth year of Tang Wude, has nine gates, of which the northwest gate is called Yingxinmen, also known as Qingtangmen, and the common name is Tongmen. In ancient times, Qingtangmen, Qingtangqiao and Qingtang industries had already disappeared. In 2003, with the support of relevant departments and tea culture lovers from all walks of life at home and abroad, Qingtang Industry was rebuilt near Tongqiao.
6. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), Hou Shan, then the magistrate of Huzhou, established a "social altar" outside the city gate, next to Wang Jian of Song and Li and Chikulinji, the founder of Kong Zun. Every year, officials from Wucheng and Gui 'an counties gather in front of the altar to offer sacrifices, and the grand scene can be imagined. The national altar has been built many times and on a large scale. When the stone master was buried in the north, the wooden master was located in the middle of the altar in the south, and the kitchen, sacrificial room, sacred room and accommodation room were located on the side of the altar. This ritual activity lasted until the end of Qing Dynasty, spanning more than 500 years. In the long history, it shows that there was prosperity here.
7. Historical things are always accompanied by ups and downs. In the Republic of China, due to frequent wars, the banks of Yingxi Bridge began to decline again. In front of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, west of the bridge, there are pavilions, east of the bridge, west of the screen wall, north of Nantong Guantang and paths. Four blue bricks were carved on the screen wall, and then the pavilion disappeared unconsciously. Surrounded by fields, mulberry fields, ponds and qingtang village. In the 1950s, the bridge of great men from generation to generation was passed down from generation to generation, showing how lofty and respected Lu Yu was in people's minds!
8. 1957, for flood control, the ring river (Longxi Port) was widened and the ancient stone arch bridge was demolished. Since then, people on both sides of the strait can only face each other across the river, and people on both sides of the strait rely on ferry boats. During the Cultural Revolution, some units moved here one after another, tearing down the ancient city walls and building factories. 1993, in order to facilitate cross-strait exchanges, a new reinforced concrete bronze bridge was built on the site of Yingxi Bridge completed in 1995, with a length of167m, a width of 30m and a height of 6.5m.. With the development of the city, earth-shaking changes have gradually taken place here. Xinghai City Community has been built on the former sites of Huzhou Dongfeng Silk Weaving Factory, Huzhou Town Machine Repair Factory and Huzhou Lock Factory. Opposite the bridge, Soochow International Plaza has been built on the former sites of Huzhou Vegetable Brigade, Huzhou Paper Mill, Huzhou Grain Products Factory and Huzhou Bean Products Factory, and landmark buildings such as Ding Long Building and Longxi Building, the tallest buildings in northern Zhejiang, have sprung up. After crossing the copper bridge, Huzhou (Phoenix) Economic Development Zone appeared. On the right is the Qingtang Bie Ye and Luyu Tea Culture Exhibition Hall built in memory of Luyu, and on the left is Times Square.