Seventeen Arch Bridge in YiHeYuan

On 5th November 2008, we spent the afternoon in the famous YiHeYuan in Beijing, China. In the old days, YiHeYuan was the summer palace, a private park, for the emperors and their families to enjoy life and relax. Now, it is open to the public. So, we walked into the summer palace to see and feel how the emperors spent their summer vacation long time ago. YiHeYuan is just unbelievably beautiful and gorgeous. The architecture and construction were done in a way that money was no object. It is simply amazing and breathtaking.

YiHeYuan was built around Kunming Lake. There is a small island on the lake. A bridge was built to cross over from inland to the island. The bridge is called Seventeen Arch Bridge. Apparently, it was named after the way it was constructed. We did count the number of arches under the bridge, no doubt, seventeen total. The bridge is just so beautiful from any angle to look at. While we were there around sunset, the light was so soft and the bridge showed us its beauty even more.