The bridge of the thousand years, also known as long live bridge, commonly known as the East Gate Bridge, along the Jiangkou Reservoir scenic area in Yang Department of Hunan, a total length of 384 meters, 7.68 meters wide pass, a 11 hole stone arch bridge, the main channel is the ancient Yicheng to the south. Thirty-five years Jiajing (1556), the Ming army in attacking the great victory of Japanese Prime Minister following the arrest, Curtis, temporarily offered them the monarch to celebrate! Taking advantage of this festive atmosphere, Yan Shifan sent a letter to his father by Fenyi people Yan Song, talk because East Bridge Qingyuan ferries often damaged by the inconvenience, request into a stone arch bridge. Yansong probabilisfic promised to send Yan Shifan back to the side of Fenyi, Qingyuan in Shi Du east side to selected bridge site; Zhejiang on bridge, hire craftsmen, purchase of stone, to the ship to the camphor tree, then the boat back to change the Yuan River fenyi. The whole project started in September of this year and was completed in June of the following year. Consumption of silver Erwanyuliang. When the new bridge was completed, it was called "the bridge of ten thousand years". According to Yan Song wrote "Fenyi County years bridge" set: "this bridge said:" a million years bridge "to remember the grace, to wish the world for longevity and Yang Yan infinite!"
From a structural point of view, the bridge can be divided into three parts: face, body and base. The bridge consists of 10 thousand rock built piers, each pier is embedded with a rough style of absorbent animal. From the pier water face of conical pointed wings diamond diversion pier, which forms tall and straight, giving people the art of aesthetic sense and Tao Yue; on the waves, slow down the momentum, skillfully played a self protective function of bridge, the bridge closed four hundred and thirty-three years experience wind storm rain safe and sound. The bridge is wide and flat, with a big stone, stone railing with wings supporting column look and tailgate serial buckled, fence cut to rare monsters and ends with two exotic flowers and rare herbs, railings of drum stones, and two relative to the bridge just Shishi back in bridge NATO five hundred paces, there is a statue of stone Bi (BI) (XI), provisions are (the legendary turtle stone. According to legend, the nine sons of the dragon, one of them called Bixi, the shape of a tortoise, great strength, good weight.
The old stone tablet stone seat multi carved shape) with Bixi 2 meters high, 1 meters wide, 0.3 meters thick "Fenyi County years bridge" monument.
Thirteen years the Qing Dynasty (1656) Yan Song - great grandson Yan cloud pavilion from the reconstruction of the senate. Seven years of Qianlong (1742) east side fence tilts, Fenyi bridge surnamed Yan together rebuilt lies. Fenyi county raised in 1921 rebuilt third.
In 1946, fourth stone bridge pier collapsed in half, Fenyi County Council allocated 1 million yuan to repair.
In 1958 the construction of Jiangkou Reservoir, Fenyi County moved to new premises, with the old town of Wannian bridge was flooded with! Later, in order to facilitate the investigation or navigation, some people would blow up the mid span arch of 14.4 meters. Thankfully, when the dry season, the long years bridge body will be completely out of the water, the mirage of wit, the vicissitudes of the incomplete beauty, make it become the tourists have to resort!
In November 17, 1988, at the "Yan Song and the Ming Dynasty political Symposium of foreign scholars, especially around the bridge of the thousand years. As a part of them, also have a feast for the eyes. The scholars or in knots, or walking on the bridge, whispering; chosho, seems to be in a different way to express the heart of nostalgia feeling, taste it and its builders past dust and dreams!