Textual Interpretation of Zhaozhou Bridge

On the Xiao River in Zhao County, Hebei Province, there is a world-famous stone arch bridge called Anji Bridge, also known as Zhaozhou Bridge.

It was designed and participated in its construction by Li Chun, a stonemason of the Sui Dynasty, and it has been more than 1,400 years since it was built. [Note:

Xiao River in this paragraph is pronounced xiao second tone, Xiao River is a seasonal river, originating in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, Wufeng Mountain, flowing

through Zhao County, Hebei Province, Zhaozhou Bridge across the top. Sui is pronounced sui in the second tone. Famous, famous, renowned, said

Ming Zhaozhou Bridge fame spread far and wide. Stone arch bridge, one of the four basic forms of traditional Chinese bridges, indicates that this

bridge is made of stone. Anji Bridge, formerly known as Zhao County Zhaozhou, this bridge is just a stone bridge in Zhaozhou,

itself has no name, the Northern Song Emperor Zhezong Zhao Xi's northern tour, passing through the bridge, the name given to the Zhao County Xiao River stone bridge for "An

Jie Bridge", meaning "Li Guan Jinshi, Tongji Liju, safety, crossing, all the people to the blessing of the bridge, and the bridge was built to protect the people. Crossing, ten thousand people to the blessing", on behalf of the bridge

people's best wishes. Zhaozhou Bridge, where the region to name the name of the bridge, which is a common way of naming.

Stonemasons, craftsmen engaged in collecting stone and gemstone raw materials and processing the stone into products. One thousand four hundred

years, indicating that Zhaozhou Bridge has a long history.

The first sentence of the article explains the location of Zhaozhou Bridge and its alias. The second sentence explains the

construction time and designer of the stone bridge, as well as the long history of the existence of the Zhaozhou Bridge, is a general introduction to the Zhaozhou Bridge.

There must be more than one stone bridge built on the Xiao River, China is a big country of bridges, why did the author introduce

Zhaozhou Bridge alone? It turns out that Zhaozhou Bridge is the first stone arch bridge in China, and it is thought to have an extraordinary significance.

And the fact that a stone bridge can stand for more than a thousand years shows that it is of very good quality, and also reflects the

skill of the ancient craftsmen!]

Zhaozhou Bridge is very majestic. The bridge is more than fifty meters long and has a width of more than nine meters, with carriages and horses traveling in the middle and people walking on both sides.

This

such a long bridge, all built of stone, there is no bridge block below, only an arch-shaped bridge hole, across the three

17 meters wide river. On the left and right sides of the top of the big bridge hole, there are also two small arch-shaped bridge holes on each side. Normally,

the river flows through the big bridge hole, and when there is a big flood, the river can also flow through the four small bridge holes. This design,

in the history of bridge building is an innovation, not only to reduce the impact of running water on the bridge, so that the bridge is not easy to be washed away by the water,

but also reduces the weight of the bridge, saving the stone. [Comment: majestic, tall and magnificent meaning, directly placed in

the beginning of the second sentence, a hammer, directly summarizes the Zhaozhou Bridge to the reader's first impression. Perhaps

The author still feels that the description of the bridge is not impactful enough, and added "very" in front of the word "majestic"

to emphasize the majesty of the Zhaozhou Bridge again, the author's praise is self-evident, and bring the reader a more profound feeling of "great", "magnificent"

The bridge is the only one of its kind in the world.

The author's praise is self-evident, giving the reader a deeper feeling

of the bridge is also on the paper. "Zhaozhou Bridge is very majestic", which is the center sentence of the second paragraph.

"The bridge is more than fifty meters long and more than nine meters wide", first of all, the author used the illustration method of listing numbers to write the bridge's

length and width, so that people can specifically perceive the spectacular appearance of the Zhaozhou Bridge, reflecting the bridge's majesty, and always

around the "majestic

"The middle of the line of cars and horses, walking on both sides of the people", both the car and pedestrian access needs, but also emphasizes the

safety, indicating that the ancients had a strong sense of traffic safety. Both through the car and horse, but also through the people, but also

At the same time through, once again, a concrete image of the Zhaozhou Bridge "majestic".

"Such a long bridge, all made of stone, there is no pier below, only an arched bridge hole,

spanning the thirty-seven-meter wide river. On the top of the bridge hole on the left and right sides, there are also two arched small

bridge hole". These two sentences explain that the Zhaozhou Bridge was built entirely of stone, which is why it is a stone arch bridge.

It also

explains the shape of the Zhaozhou Bridge, there is an arched bridge hole, there are also arched small bridge holes on top of it, and

once again confirms why they call them these bridges stone arch bridges, first of all, there must be an arched bridge hole such a characteristic.

The ancient

generation did not have cranes, trucks and other mechanical equipment to build, all rely on manpower to cut stone, carrying stone,

side also proved that this is a cohesion of the ancient people's sweat and wisdom of the ancient tradition of the ancient architecture, more let me

surprise is that it is surprisingly no abutment, which is supposed to Zhaozhou Bridge is different from the ordinary bridge of the significant features. There is only a

large arch across the 37-meter wide river. "Only" two words, let people can not help but worry: this

Such a bridge safety? Can it stand the test of time? Don't worry, read on.

"Normally, the river flows through the big bridge holes, and when there is a big flood, the river can also flow through the four small bridge holes

." This sentence explains the use of Zhaozhou Bridge in the face of the usual flow of water and flooding, not only to consider the current

use of the demand, but also to take into account the possibility of flooding, to prevent the problem, the designer's vision is very far-sighted, and once again

let me to the wisdom of the ancient working people admired.

A pioneering move. Why is it a pioneering move in the history of bridge building? Because it "both

reduce the impact of running water on the bridge, so that the bridge is not easy to be washed away by the water, but also reduce the weight of the bridge,

save the stone". This sentence succinctly

summarizes the benefits of the four small caverns in the design of the bridge using a set of correlative words that indicate a progressive relationship, "both ...... and ......"

Building bridges, the primary need is safety and stability.

On top of that, the cost of construction has to be taken into account, and once again the wisdom of the ancient working people is y realized

. This sentence not only eliminates the readers' concern about the safety of the Zhaozhou Bridge, but also highly affirms the beauty of the shape of the Zhaozhou

Bridge and the solidity of its construction. The word "majestic" is well deserved for the Zhaozhou Bridge! All the sentences are written

around the first sentence of the beginning].

The bridge is not only strong, but also beautiful. There are stone railings on both sides of the bridge, and the railings are beautifully carved:

Some are carved with two dragons entwined with each other, spitting out beautiful water from their mouths; some are carved with two flying dragons, with their front claws resting against each other

and each looking back and away; and some are carved with a pair of dragons playing with pearls. All the dragons seem to be swimming, as if they were alive. [Note: "The bridge is not only strong, but also beautiful." This is a transitional sentence, which plays the role of carrying

up and starting down. The previous paragraph mainly talked about the Zhaozhou Bridge's solidity, and this paragraph is going to talk about the Zhao

zhou Bridge's beauty. The advantage of writing in this way will make the article compact and natural. "Not only ...... but also,"

is also a set of correlative words indicating progression. How beautiful is it? Immediately after, the author gives a detailed description:

There are stone railings on both sides of the bridge, and the railings are beautifully carved. How exquisite is it?

Then the author used "some ...... some ...... and some ......" prose rhetorical device

Then the author used "some some and some " as a rhetorical device to portray the three different postures of the dragon. The word "beautiful" has been refined, so that the reader, along with the vivid and graphic description of the text

has a corresponding sense of the picture. Double, implying beauty and completeness. Chinese people like good things to come in pairs. The words "entangled" and

"spit out" make people think of the shocking scene of two dragons playing in the water with huge waves. "against", "distant

look" the posture of the two dragons and the previous two dragons posture is very different, but also portrayed the shape of the two

flying dragons in the playful play. "Playing with pearls" is also an allusion to our daily life of laughing and playing together, which also makes people

feel that the dragons are exquisite. "All the dragons seem to be swimming, as if they were alive," more reflecting the exquisite carving

carving, lifelike, as if the Zhaozhou Bridge in front of our eyes, so that people have to marvel at the stonemasons

superb skills. This is the author as a tourist, through the field observation of Zhaozhou Bridge on the exquisite pattern of praise.

The reader can't help but feel a strong desire to see it with his own eyes].

Zhaozhou Bridge embodies the wisdom and talent of the working people and is a valuable historical and cultural heritage of China. [Comment:

This natural paragraph summarizes the historical significance of Zhaozhou Bridge in just one sentence, highlighting the importance of Zhaozhou Bridge.

It echoes the first sentence of the article.

In the Sui Dynasty, when materials were scarce, our designers were able to design

such a strong, beautiful, unique stone bridge, their creativity and foresight is extraordinary. The forefathers left

to us is not only a majestic building, but also contains the good

tradition of hard work, down-to-earth. Expresses the author's admiration and praise for the wisdom and talent of our country's working people]

[General Approval:

This article is clear and accurate, the language is plain but full of emotion. From the content: this article adopts a total

- sub - total structure, the first paragraph of the article to write the geographical location of Zhaozhou Bridge, the status of the world, as well as its

builders and a long history. The second natural paragraph is centered on the key word "majestic" to develop a specific description

writing, said Zhaozhou Bridge length, width, construction materials, shape characteristics, and a unique arch bridge

hole design. The author also explains in detail its function of water flow in normal times and its strong

flood control function. In the last sentence, the author highly praises the ingenious design of Zhaozhou Bridge.

The third natural paragraph is

By listing the patterns carved on the bridge rails, the author speaks of the beauty of the bridge. The author's use of the expression

makes the article clear. The author summarizes the artistic and historical value of the Zhaozhou Bridge in simple terms

. With the first sentence to form the effect of the first and last echo. The whole article is concise, focused and clear structure.

From the main idea, the author, whether he writes about Zhaozhou Bridge's geographic location, long history, majestic appearance, or

the exquisite carvings, are to highlight his praise and love of Zhaozhou Bridge, but also to express his love of Chinese traditional culture. The author must have hoped to convey this love to the readers through his own words, and

to the flowers of the motherland for the love of traditional Chinese culture.

From the expression, the author's writing is simple and detailed. Write in detail about the majestic Zhaozhou Bridge.

The creative design and powerful flood control function are the core factors of Zhaozhou Bridge standing for thousands of years. The beautiful carvings of the Zhaozhou Bridge are also an allusion to the author's love for the bridge. It also alludes to the author's love and inheritance of Zhaozhou Bridge as well as traditional Chinese culture].