Gaoliang bridge in Haidian

Gaoliang bridge was built in the 29th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1292). In order to meet the needs of water supply and grain transportation from the south to the north, Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, sent Guo Shoujing, the water supervisor of the capital, to lead the water from Baifu spring in Changping and Yuquan in Xishan to confluence to the end, and then to the moat, Jishuitan and even Tonghui river. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was the waterway from Beijing to Xishan landscape area. There is a gate under the bridge. There is a dock to the southwest of the bridge. Qihong hall is located in the northeast of the bridge. Cixi went on the boat after a rest here. To the west of Gaoliang bridge, the willows are full of shade and the scenery is beautiful. It is a spring outing resort for old Beijing people.

Address: Xizhimenwai, Haidian District, Beijing

Longitude: 116.34989

Latitude: 39.939707

Chinese PinYin : Hai Dian Gao Liang Qiao