Baliqiao

39°54′24″N 116°36′51″E / 39.90667°N 116.61417°E / 39.90667; 116.61417

Yongtongqiao
Traditional Chinese永通橋
Simplified Chinese永通桥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǒngtōngqiáo
Baliqiao
Traditional Chinese八里橋
Simplified Chinese八里桥
Literal meaningEight Li Bridge
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBālǐqiáo
Baliqiao in 2013

Yongtongqiao, better known as Baliqiao (lit. 'Eight Li Bridge'; also romanised as Palikao), is a historic bridge located at the intersection of Tongzhou and Chaoyang districts in the east of Beijing, China. It passes over the Tonghui River (通惠河).[1]

  1. ^ 戶力平 (1 January 2017). 光阴里的老北京 [Old Beijing in time] (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhua Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-7-5166-2907-9.