Tongfu Bridge

Guangzhou Shiweitang Street, there is a five-hole stone bridge, commonly known as the five-eye bridge, in the past is "provincial Buddha Tongxuan", the bridge is full of traffic, but also as strong as before. More peculiar: the so-called "rail" is just a stone strip about 15 centimeters above the bridge, but for hundreds of years, no one has fallen on the bridge.

Tongfu Bridge was donated by the household department Shangshu Li to ask in the Ming Dynasty 40 years (1612) (Nanhai people, Ming Dynasty Wanli 1604 upgraded to a cadet, official to the capital of the history of the imperial history, and later resigned from the mother's disease to return to their hometown) and is the first bridge of Guangfo Avenue in history. People in memory of Li to ask, Xi called "Li Gongqiao", the bridge is long 44.6 meters, wide 2.9 meters, is a five-hole stone arch bridge, Cantonese people called the hole for the eye, so it is also called the five-eye bridge. The shape and structure of the bridge are unique, the wide hole is thin shell, the five holes are the widest in the middle, the remaining four holes are slightly narrow, and the two sides are symmetrical. The two ends of the bridge are steps, the stone slope is small, and it is convenient for the sedan to fall immediately. It is the key cultural relics of Guangzhou.

[Transportation] Take the bus to Guocun Community Station, and get off the bus and follow Xiushui Yong for more than 500 meters. First, you will pass Wuxiu Bridge, then pass another stone arch bridge, and then walk about 100 meters to Tongfu Bridge [Environment] Tongfu Bridge is a red sandstone paved five-hole stone bridge, so it is also known as the Five Eyes Bridge; Ming and Qing Dynasties was the main traffic road between Guangfo, after hundreds of years, rare now well preserved, become Guangdong cultural relics protection units! However, there is no guardrail on both sides of the bridge. If you bring children, you must be careful to care for [surrounding] There are donated recreational facilities nearby. After watching the ancient bridge, you can also play and exercise by the way. If you have enough rest, you can go forward. It is the former Shiweitang Railway. If you want to find food, you can go to the next five. Eye Bridge Market Qixianglou Hotel and Hexiangju by the railway

A bridge with a long history, no prominent dragon history background, no gorgeous appearance, the surrounding facilities are prosaic, it is part of the long history!

This Tongfu Bridge is located in Shiweitang, Fangcun, Liwan District, Guangzhou, an ancient bridge built in the Ming Dynasty, and has a history of more than 400 years. The bridge was once the main road from Guangzhou to Foshan, known as the "Provincial Buddha Tongyu". Tongfu Bridge has five bridge holes, so it is called the five-eye bridge by locals. Tongfu Bridge is built in stone, the structure is particularly strong, the shape is very beautiful, the two ends of the bridge stone slope is small, easy to fall. Although the railings on the bridge are very short, it is a miracle that no one has lost foot and water for hundreds of years.