"There are many famous bridges in central Fujian, and Luoyang is the number one."

　　Luoyang Bridge, this cross-sea bridge, together with Guangji Bridge in Chaozhou, Guangdong, Zhaozhou Bridge in Hebei, and Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing, is also known as the "Four Ancient Bridges in China". It was a "super project" full of miracles thousands of years ago. You know, when Quanzhou people built the Luoyang Bridge, a cross-sea bridge, there was no cross-sea stone bridge in Europe.

　　During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Quanzhou Port developed into China's most important foreign trade port and the most important window for China's foreign exchanges. It was known as the "No. 1 Port in the East." In order to quickly and easily transport the goods unloaded from Quanzhou Port to inland Fujian and even Jiangxi and other places, the "first bridge in the country" Luoyang Bridge was born.

　　Thousands of years ago when technology was not developed, how difficult was it to build a cross-sea bridge with just one hand? The Luoyang River outlet has strong tides and strong water. The bottom of the river is tidal flats and silt, and the bridge foundation has been washed away repeatedly. In order to solve this problem, the builders first threw stones underwater along the planned central axis of the bridge before building the ancient bridge, forming a The overall bridge foundation is interconnected, and the piers are erected on the bridge foundation. In order to solve the problem of long-term stability, Quanzhou people cultivated a large number of oysters under the bridge. They cleverly used the characteristics of strong adhesion and fast reproduction speed of oyster shells to firmly cement the bridge base and piers into a whole, becoming a world-famous bridge builder. The unique "oyster planting method" in history has made Luoyang Bridge extremely strong and has survived many disasters and lasted for thousands of years.

　　"Standing like the East-West Tower, lying like the Luoyang Bridge" is a familiar proverb to Quanzhou people, which also reveals Quanzhou people's preference for Luoyang Bridge. Today, walking on the Luoyang Bridge, you can still see the superb skills and extraordinary wisdom of Quanzhou people and the spiritual temperament of Quanzhou's openness to all rivers.

Editor in charge: [Ren Shuai]