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. Its name came from a line of a song in the “Book of Songs”, which says “Banana-plants are randomly afloat, I will have to pick them up here and there”.
summer palace
Administration Office of the Summer Palace
Add: No.23, Gongmen Qianjie，Haidian District，Beijing
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