 Yiheyuan
Summer Palace
Civil engineering structure(s)
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KunMingHu Qu
|  | Kunming Lake (3)
Kunming Lake, once a natural lake where numerous mountain springs in the northwest of Beijing converged, was previously known as Great Lake and Jar Hill Lake.
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|  | Seventeen-Arch Bridge (2)
Shiqi Kong Qiao
1750
Built in the 15th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1750), this 150-meter bridge links the east bank and the South Lake Island. It is the longest bridge in any Chinese imperial garden and was named for its seventeen arches.
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|  | Nanhu Island (1)
Nanhu Island lies southeast of Kunming Lake opposite Longevity Hill. It is the largest island in the Summer Palace. When Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) enlarged Kunming Lake, he ordered workers to save the temples and buildings but to excavate the earth - thus creating Nanhu Island.
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WanShouShan Houhu Jingqu
WanShouShan Xibu Jingqu
|  | Bridge of Banana-Plant (1)
Xing Qiao
Originally built during Emperor Qianlong's reign (1736-1795), the pavilion on the bridge was burned down in 1860 by the Anglo-French Allied Forces. It was rebuilt during the reign of Emperor Guangxu.
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