There are also many people on the wharf to greet the passenger boat, they are to greet their family or relatives and friends, some also go to the Hongqiao, take the height of the Hongqiao to greet, so as to see relatives as soon as possible, next to a smaller passenger boat there are also people waving and shouting, that is in the solicitation of business, calling the guests who need to go to the wharf of the waterway, you can imagine how developed the traffic in the Bianhe River basin was at that time, and the water and drought roads constituted a large passenger and freight transportation network.

Hongqiao is imposing, tall enough to make the largest ships in the Bianhe River basin can cross smoothly, wide and strong enough to drive several animal powered vehicles full of goods side by side, from the structure of the bridge is also a great creation, the whole bridge is all made of wood, may be when the Bianhe River is very fast, the riverbed is not conducive to the construction of bridge piers, the engineering and technical personnel at that time played their ingenuity, the whole whole root of the large timber side by side riveted tenon, to support the span of the bridge, the bridge deck with rows of timber chain fastening pestle, Make it form a huge and solid whole, and disperse the load to make the cross-river timber stress evenly, just imagine more than a thousand years ago, without the case of construction machinery, put such a large timber on the river, the difficulty of the construction can be imagined, the vast engineering is how majestic the mountains and rivers. There is a firm guard bar on the side of the bridge to ensure the safety of vehicles, horses and pedestrians, so that the performance and quality of the project have reached an impeccable realm.

Hongqiao is the throat of the two arteries, the bridge deck is bustling with traffic, due to the popularity of pedestrians in the past, the vendors lose no time in occupying the road to operate, some set up stalls, some sell food, there is a stall that sells knives and scissors, oxtail locks and other small hardware, in order to make the goods more eye-catching, the stalls are designed to be inclined planes, such a scene, has been extended to the bridgehead to form a characteristic business area.

Under the bridge, a boat is going upstream, as if to moored the boat, the boatman at the bow is testing the depth of the river, because some large stones are generally placed in the riverbed at the bridgehead, so as not to wash the slope bank of the bridgehead to prevent collapse, so the ship should be moved at this position with special care, so as not to run aground and damage the ship.

Not far from the upstream, there are several boats moored on the shore in turn, there are two boats in the main channel sailing, the Bianhe horn of the oarman and the Bianhe horn of the slender worker two harmonic choruses echo in the air, gradually go away, gradually go away, these humanistic scenes and beautiful rivers and mountains form a beautiful customs picture, so some literati and scholars, dignitaries and nobles want to find a good place, in the buffer zone of the river bay on the opposite bank, the merchants lost no time in placing two pleasure boats, let them drink and sing tea on it, enjoy the scenery of the Bianhe River.

In the past, the picture is already a bustling street business area outside the city, which is the middle zone between the Bianhe wharf and the city gate, which is particularly conducive to business activities, with many years of no war, the hotel teahouse has gradually developed, all kinds of shop sizes are lined up one after another, all kinds of cars and mules and horses are busy, the picture clearly sees two mechanics in a carpentry workshop are nervously rushing to make a mule and horse-drawn cart, a cargo owner rents a donkey on the bend of the street, the packer is carrying the goods on the ground, and a lady is ready to rent a sedan chair to travel, It is a small labor square, and it is the only way to enter the city, so business activities are frequent, and a fortune teller has lost no chance to build a house here, and many people who look for him to calculate life and fortune are very prosperous. There are a lot of laborers in front of the foot line of the small bridge across the creek ditch, some are sitting and resting, some are dozing, and some simply lie down to rest, there are mules and horses in the foot line are also tied there, it seems that they are recuperating, so that they can work energetically after coming to the business, although there is nothing to do but will not rob other people's business, it is very abided by the rules of the foot line, you see that the business of the labor staff on the square is very good, one sedan chair has been up on the shoulder, the other sedan chair is also waiting to be rented, a vendor on the small bridge has sold the goods home, There are also some households over there, and there are a few donkeys at the end of the farmhouse, and there is a woman holding a child next to the house, and there are several fat pigs lying not far away.

The moat bridge is just around the corner of the Labor Square, and the businessmen have wasted no time in setting up their vendors here. A vendor swings a rattan and bamboo basket, this kind of item is light and durable, a lantern is a thriving business, this kind of item is bright and windproof after lighting the candle, is a good partner for night lighting, you see someone bought a turn and was about to leave, the hawker is beckoning another buyer, the bridge is full of pedestrians, there are many people on both sides of the bridge to watch the river, whether someone caught any big fish in the river or something. There is a stall in front of the city gate that is even more interesting, he is getting up and half-pedaling to greet a man on horseback, it seems that he does not let go of every pedestrian peddling his ghost gadgets, and a few people behind him are also paying attention to his business movements, which is really a bit like a childcare for business.

The city gate is tall and magnificent, a few camels slowly walk to the outside of the city, this animal is not found in the mainland, it is a special product of the Gobi Desert, it is used by people as a means of transportation, it should be the merchants of the Western Regions who come to Bianliang to do business, it is the international trade group that travels to and from the Silk Road.

More characteristic of the city a business seems to be another freight look, freight logistics has taken shape, next door is a sesame oil processing workshop, sesame oil sales situation is very good, as well as carriage and horse transportation, and the supply of goods is sufficient, has begun to take shape, a few floors of the inn, the front of the door of the guests bustling, there are a lot of guests inside, must be a rich businessman lived, a shop across the street and repaired, in the city is to pay special attention to the instrument. The functions of the city are really complete, there are all kinds of food, clothing and housing, a silk village store is very wide, which is full of silk scenery silk of various colors, it can be seen that the silkworm brocade at that time was quite developed, the business of sending water is also very good, and the groundwater is like mineral water sweet and refreshing. There are two clinics in this small part of the city, Dr. Yang is good at sore surgery, and Zhao Taicheng is more skilled, men, women, and pediatrics are very proficient, and all kinds of pills are complete, and the medical level is quite high at that time.

From the direction of the inner city, a group of people and horses, there is a guard of honor in front of the road, so majestic, as the saying goes, the civil official sedan chair, the military attache rides a horse, it is indeed a military attaché, and there is someone behind him holding a knife. Two other people were at the dock holding their hands and chewing, which was the most effective way to fear startling the horse or losing its hooves. There is a dissonance between the picture here and the previous one. How can such a military attache fight, pampered to such an extent, the civil and military officials in the inner city, and the dignitaries and nobles still don't know what it is.

Of course, in addition to this Qingming Shanghe map, it is also worth going to Kaifeng Mansion. This Kaifeng Mansion is also a landmark attraction in Kaifeng, not only because of the value of his cultural relics, but also because of the spiritual value he brings to future generations

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