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| Attraction Location : Beijing |
| Attraction Affiliated with the City :Beijing |
| Attraction Rate : AAAA |
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Introduction
The Marco Polo Bridge is located 15 kilometers southwest of Beijing. Known also as the Guangli Bridge, it spans the banks of the Yongding River. According to historical records, the "Lugou River is also called the Heishui (Black Water) River." In the local dialect in ancient times, lu (reed) meant black; thus the Heishui River became known as the Lugou River, and the bridge was accordingly given the same name.
Historical records also inform us that the Lugou River was "violent and flowed extraordinarily rapidly." With the post-1949 construction of the Guanting Reservoir upstream from the bridge, a multitude of trees were planted on the river banks and the formerly disposition was also tamed, no longer presenting he constant danger of floods. The Lugou River was also known as the Wuding (Lacking Stability) River, and despite the fact that Emperor Kangxi had the auspicious name Yongding (Eternal Stability) bestowed upon it, it was only after the founding of the People's Republic that the river truly became "eternally stable."
After seven centuries, however, the river water remains as swift as ever. Owing, however, the extraordinarily durable construction of the bridge's foundation; the endless battering of the torrential current has left no mark on it. |
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