Tianjin Jintang Bridge, located on Haihe River, was built at 1906. It is the earliest three-span steel bridge in Tianjin and the only one in China at present. In the famous Battle of Ping Jin, the China People's Liberation Army concentrated five armies to form two assault groups, east and west, and launched a general attack on the enemy troops on the defensive in Tianjin. At 5 am on June1949+1October 15, they successfully joined forces at Jintang Bridge, thus becoming a landmark building symbolizing Tianjin's liberation. In order to protect this bridge with dual values of cultural relics and historical commemoration, in recent years, according to the overall requirements of comprehensive development of Haihe River, Tianjin has strengthened and reconstructed the bridge and restored its opening function on the basis of restoring the original design. At the same time, a new glass approach bridge with steel structure was built at both ends of the bridge, and a theme park-Huishi Park was also built at both sides of the bridge.

In the famous Battle of Ping Jin, the People's Liberation Army of China concentrated about 340,000 people from 22 divisions and 5 armies to form two assault groups to launch a general attack on the enemy troops on the defensive in Tientsin. The West Assault Group consists of 38th Army, 39th Army and 43rd Army128th Division, and broke through Xiyingmen. The eastern assault group consists of 44 th and 45 th armies. Starting from the breakthrough of the national gate and the civil rights gate, the two groups simultaneously advanced to Jintang Bridge. 1949 65438+1October 15 joined forces on Jintang Bridge at 5: 00 in the morning, so Jintang Bridge became a landmark building symbolizing the liberation of Tianjin.

Jintang Bridge, which has the dual value of cultural relics and historical commemoration, has been used for a hundred years, and some components are seriously corroded and damaged. According to the general requirements of comprehensive development of Haihe River, Jintang Bridge was reinforced and renovated on the basis of restoring the original design, and its traffic function was restored. At the same time, a new glass approach bridge with steel structure was built on both sides of the bridge.

1949 1.2, the Tianjin Front Command of Northeast Field Army held an operational meeting. Liu Yalou, the commander-in-chief of the front line, deployed the operational policy of "east-west propulsion, middle cutting, first south and then north, first cutting and then encircling, and divide and conquer" according to the terrain and enemy defense characteristics in Tianjin. The intersection of east and west is the upper and lower reaches of Haihe River centered on Jintang Bridge. 1949 65438+1October 14 in the early morning 10, the People's Liberation Army launched a general attack on the Kuomintang defenders from the east, west and south, and began the battle to liberate Tianjin. After a fierce battle, after breaking through the defense of the outer city, at 5: 30 a.m. on June 5438+05, the East-West People's Liberation Army joined forces at Jintang Bridge, planted bright red flags at the bridge head, completed the operational goal of "stopping the waist", cut off the north-south ties of the Kuomintang garrison, disrupted its operational deployment and completely shaken the confidence of the Kuomintang garrison. The victory of the People's Liberation Army in Jintang Bridge became the key to adowa's defensive position, and Jintang Bridge became the starting point of Tianjin's new life.