The Historical Tracing of Zhongshan Bridge in Lanzhou

Zhongshan Bridge is located in the Yellow River Railway Bridge under Baita Mountain in the north of Lanzhou. It is the oldest ancient bridge in Lanzhou and is known as the first bridge of the Yellow River in the world.

1372 (the fifth year of Ming Hongwu), the Duke of Song Sheng Feng built the Yellow River pontoon bridge 7 miles west of Lanzhou, which is the predecessor of Zhongshan Bridge.

1376 (the ninth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty), Duke Deng Yu of Wei moved this bridge to the west of the city 10, and called it Zhenyuan Bridge.

1385 (18th year of Ming Hongwu), Lanzhou Wei moved the pontoon bridge to its present position-at the foot of Baita Mountain. Up to now, there are still three cast iron boat columns with a weight of 10 ton and a length of 5.8 meters left over from the construction of the bridge in Lanzhou, which are called "general columns". On the column, there is a auspicious day in August, the ninth year of Hongwu. "

1906 (the thirty-second year of Guangxu), Peng Yingjia, then general manager of Gansu Westernization, issued an announcement to the court, approving the construction of the Yellow River Railway Bridge. 1906 10, he contracted to Germany's Taylor foreign firm Kayous, with a total price of 165000 silver. American Bao Ben and German Dro provide technical guidance. The contract stipulates: "Railway bridge. After the Yellow River Railway Bridge was completed, it actually consumed 306,690 taels of silver. Originally named Lanzhou Yellow River Railway Bridge.

1942, in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, it was renamed "Zhongshan Bridge".

1On August 26th, 949, during the liberation of Lanzhou, shells hit two Kuomintang military vehicles crossing the bridge, and their ammunition exploded. The fire destroyed the deck of the wooden bridge and some longitudinal beams at the southern end of the bridge. The Military Management Committee organized more than 300 people to repair around the clock. Although the traffic is restored after the repair, the footbridge deck is rickety and it is difficult to undertake the increasingly busy transportation task.

1954, the people's government carried out a comprehensive renovation and reinforcement of the iron bridge, and added five curved arch beams to make the iron bridge look durable and magnificent.

In 2006, National Cultural Heritage Administration designated Zhongshan Bridge as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. "