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Shanghai, China - 200088
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Detailed description is . The Waibaidu Bridge, called the Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge, and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge, in China. The fourth Western-designed bridge built at its location since 1856, in the downstream of the estuary of the Suzhou Creek, near its confluence with the Huangpu River, adjacent to the Bund in central Shanghai, connecting the Huangpu and Hongkou districts, the present bridge was opened on 20 January 1908. With its rich history and unique design the Waibaidu Bridge is one of the symbols of Shanghai. Its modern and industrial image may be regarded as the city's landmark bridge. On 15 February 1994 the Shanghai Municipal Government declared the bridge an example of Heritage Architecture, and one of the outstanding structures in Shanghai. In an ever-changing metropolis, the Waibaidu Bridge still remains a popular attraction, and one of the few constants in the city skyline.EtymologyThere is considerable debate about the exact meaning of Waibaidu, the name given to the wooden bridge erected by the Shanghai Municipal Council in 1873. According to one source, "The upper stream of any river was called li 裑 ; the lower stream was called βwaiβ." Xue Liyong, indicates in his book on the history of the Bund: In several cases, the Chinese used the terms li 裑 and wai ε€ to indicate the greater or lesser degree of proximity of a location. There was even an intermediate degree with the use of zhong δΈ for places located between these two extremes. There remains several place names in Shanghai that are linked to this practice. The Chinese name of the Garden Bridge β waibaidu qiao ε€η½ζΈ‘ζ© β is such a case. The name makes sense only in relation with another bridge called libaidu qiao 裑η½ζΈ‘ζ© that was located further inside the Soochow Creek, whereas the Garden Bridge was located at the mouth of the creek where it merges into the Huangpu river.
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