大同御河兴云桥的历史及建筑形制

History and Modeling of Yuhe Xingyunqiao Bridge in Datong

御河是大同市内最主要的一条河流,它由北而南从城东门外流过。作为东出必经之路,御河桥上建置桥梁有着悠久的历史。目前,根据考古出土文物及参考文献可以得知,御河上建桥有确切记载始于金代,它是一座五拱石桥,元代重修时命名"兴云桥"。金代御河桥经元明二代历时四百余年,万历八年拓故基重建为十九孔石拱桥,仍名兴云桥,清嘉庆年间倾圯。

As a major river in Datong City, Yuhe runs along outward of East Gate from north to south. Being the eastward gate, it has been a long history to build bridges over Yuhe. It is known from archeology excavations and literature cites that building bridge over Yuhe started in Jin Dynasty. It was a five-arches stone bridge, which was named ＂Xingyun Bridge＂ during repairing in Yuan Dynasty. After more than four hundreds years by going through Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, Yuhe Bridge of Jin Dynasty had its foundation removed and rebuilt to a 19-arch stone bridge in Wanli 8th Year, still called Xingyun Bridge. It collapsed in Qing Dy- nasty Jiaqing Period.