Wolong Bridge is a single-hole stepped stone bridge with a total length of 31.46 meters, a width of 5 meters, and a height of 5.5 meters. It has a history of hundreds of years and is also the tallest bridge in Xitang. Among the ancient water town, Wolong Bridge looks simple, but it is also the most majestic. The bridge deck is a large stone slab, and the entire bridge is engraved with a dragon, with its head in the east and tail in the west, which can still be vaguely distinguished to this day. There is a couplet on the bridge that reads: It takes hundreds of years to build a rugged road and build a bridge for tens of millions of people to travel. The couplet comes from the legend of the origin of Wolong Bridge.
According to legend, Wolong Bridge was originally a wooden bridge that had fallen into disrepair and was in dilapidated condition. One day, a bamboo craftsman named Zhu who lived by the bridge saw a pregnant woman slipping and falling into the water and died. He wanted to rebuild it, but he didn’t have the funds. He cut off his hair and became a monk named Guangyuan. He spent ten years begging for alms, accumulated three thousand taels of silver, and started construction. When the silver ran out and there was still a shortage of stone, the monk died of illness due to ten years of age. The project was about to stop due to lack of bridge deck. At this time, two gods came to Xitang. They heard that Xitang’s dried tofu was very famous. They tasted it and were full of praise. When they were intoxicated, a piece of dried tofu fell and fell on the unfinished Wolong Bridge. , forming a bridge deck. Therefore, the bridge deck of Wolong Bridge is a large piece.
Telephone
0573-84564161;0573-84567890
Reference when using
Less than 1 hour
transportation
Within walking distance of the ancient town
Opening hours
All day (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)