Anhe Bridge is located in the central Haidian District of Beijing.
Spanning the southern ditch between Nanli Street and Nanjie Street. It is connected to Huidong Street in the east and Workers' Stadium North Road in the west; on the south bank is Nanjie Street and on the north bank is Nanli Street. Surrounded by numerous commercial districts, high-class residential areas and bar streets, it is the bustling commercial center of Beijing.
The bridge was built during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, commonly known as the "Luoban Bridge", which was originally a wooden bridge, then changed to a stone arch bridge during the Qianlong period, named Anhe Bridge, and later changed to Anhe Bridge. "Anhe" takes the meaning of "peace and harmony", which means "stabilizing the river, preventing disasters and comforting the people". This bridge can be said to be very important, Peking University, Tsinghua youth are across the bridge, through the Yan'an embarked on the path of revolution, is the Anhe Bridge north to the Bei'an River on the way to an important bridge across the river.
About Anhe Bridge:
Legend has it that a long time ago, the area around Anhe Bridge was a lake, and a beautiful woman lived in this lake. This woman was extremely beautiful and talented, she not only could sing and dance well, but she was also proficient in poetry. She loved to swim freely, and every time she swam, she attracted the attention and love of many men. However, this woman had a secret: she was a demon.
One day, the demoness was discovered by a young man named Chen Hong. Chen Hong was y attracted to the beauty and talent of the demoness and risked everything to pursue her. The siren also fell in love with Chen Hong at first sight, and the two fell in love. Knowing the true identity of the demoness, Chen Hong decides to help her get rid of her identity as a demon and turn into a human being. He went to the village and invited a famous Taoist priest to turn the demoness into a beautiful human woman.
However, the woman unfortunately fell ill and eventually died. Chen Hong built the Anhe Bridge in honor of the beautiful woman and erected a monument on the bridge with the woman's name and experiences engraved on it.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Anhe Bridge