宋人张择端《清明上河图》虹桥考

The Investigation of the Location of the Rainbow Bridge in the “Picture of Bian River on Pure Brightness” by ZHANG Ze duan in the Song Dynasty

宋人张择端《清明上河图》中所绘之虹桥 ,是我国古代桥梁中极具代表性的一座。作者通过留存史料 ,从建构、美学、力学等方面对虹桥作了详细的调查与考证 ,以有力的证据说明我国桥梁技术在历史长河中的完整性及广泛性。在世界桥梁史中 ,我国北宋年间的这一虹桥也一直独领风骚 。

Rainbow Bridge described in the “Picture of Bian River on Pure Brightness” by ZHANG Ze duan, a painter in the Song Dynasty,is one of the typical ancient bridge.The author gave a minute investigation and research on Rainbow Bridge and elaborated his view on the history of bridge technology.