· Located in the Summer Palace in the western suburbs of Beijing, it is a long bridge connecting the east bank of Kunming Lake and Nanhu Island.
·Built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it is the largest stone bridge in the park. The bridge consists of 17 bridge holes and is 150 meters long. It spans the East Embankment and Nanhu Island and looks like a rainbow lying on the waves.
·The shape has the characteristics of Beijing Marco Polo Bridge and Suzhou Baodai Bridge. The stone carvings on the bridge are exquisite. There are 544 lions of different sizes carved on the pillars of each bridge railing.
·There are also stone sculptures of strange animals at the two bridgeheads, which are very vivid. On the north side of the bridge are the words “Spiritual Beast Yanyue” and on the south side are the words “Cultivation Lingbo”, which contain profound cultural heritage.
Telephone
010-62881144
Reference when using
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Opening hours
06:30-18:00 (April 01-October 31, Monday-Sunday)
07:00-17:00 (November 1st - March 31st of the following year, Monday - Sunday)
*Information update time: 2024-06-07
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Mr. Wang, a citizen of Chaoyang District
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