The洛阳 Bridge anecdote

by ljg509 on 2008-09-16 09:44:55

Refers to the Tianjin Bridge in Luoyang. In a poem by Li Yi from the Tang Dynasty titled "Ascending the Luo Bridge", it reads: "How can one bear the fine scenery, ascending the Luoyang Bridge alone." In the Song Dynasty, Cen Xiangqiu's "Records of Auspicious and Inauspicious Influences" records: "Before Wei Dan passed the imperial examinations, he saw a fisherman catch an exceptionally large turtle on the Luoyang Bridge; Dan, finding it strange, bought it and released it into the river." In a poem by Zhang Yu from the Ming Dynasty titled "Sensations," it reads: "On the Luoyang Bridge where the cuckoo's cry was heard, who would recognize the solitary figure leaning on the balustrade at that time."