The historical origin of Dangyang Bridge

According to the 1992 edition of "Dangyang County Chronicles": "Dangyang was a country in ancient times and a Chu land in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Zhongyuan Period of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty (149 BC-144 BC), Jiangling was analyzed , "Place Dangyang." According to research by Dong Leyi, deputy research librarian, Dangyang was established by the Qin Dynasty in the late Warring States period (278 BC). · Moving pictures

There are three reasons why it is named "Dangyang". First, in ancient times, naming was generally based on the orientation of mountains and rivers. The south of the mountain was yang, the north of the mountain was yin, the north of the water was yang, and the south of the water was yin. "Dangyang County Chronicle" (1992 edition) records: "Because it is located south of the Jingshan Mountains, it is named Dangyang." Some people question why it is not called "Jingyang" if it is named according to the location of the mountains and rivers7

Secondly, Ruan Enguang, the magistrate of Dangyang County in the fifth year of Tongzhi, wrote in the "Preface to the Continuation of Dangyang County Chronicles": "Wandering around the four borders, observing the terrain, the northwest is high and the southeast is low, there are many mountains in the northwest, and there are many plains in the southeast." The entire terrain. It forms a slope facing the rising sun in the east. So people say: "Dang Yang, Dang Yang, Dang Yang."

Thirdly, naming Dangyang is related to the political situation at that time. "Zuo Zhuan" says: "The emperor serves as the sun, and the princes follow their orders." In order to maintain centralized rule, the feudal dynasty preached that heaven is the master of all things, and the emperor is the son of heaven, that is, the "son of heaven", or the sun in the sky, the sun in the sky. . "Heaven and man correspond", everything must face the sun. It aims to deify the emperor and make the people turn to him. Therefore, facing the sun and facing the sun has its specific political meaning.