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Beijing Jiehu Bridge

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Beijing Jiehu Bridge is located at the boundary between the inner and outer sections of Kunming Lake and the Houxi River in the Summer Palace, and is the northernmost bridge on the West Causeway. The bridge was first built in 1750, burned down by British and French invaders in 1860, and rebuilt by Empress Dowager Cixi in 1886. During the Qingyi Garden era, this bridge was called Willow Bridge, while the Willow Bridge at the southern end of the West Causeway was called Jiehu Bridge…

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Beijing Jiehu Bridge is located at the boundary between the inner and outer sections of Kunming Lake and the Houxi River in the Summer Palace, and is the northernmost bridge on the West Causeway. The bridge was first built in 1750, burned down by British and French invaders in 1860, and rebuilt by Empress Dowager Cixi in 1886. During the Qingyi Garden era, this bridge was called Willow Bridge, while the Willow Bridge at the southern end of the West Causeway was called Jiehu Bridge. When the Summer Palace was reconstructed, the names of the two bridges were swapped.

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Inside the Summer Palace, Xiqu, Yu Dai Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China