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London Bridge, its origin and its story?
Origin: A rebuilt bridge on the Thames in London, England, and the lowest of the 28 bridges on the river. It is located near the Tower of London, connecting High Street in South Walker and King William Street in London. Historically known as the main entrance to London. The old tower bridge in London was built by Peter of Corchurch (1 176 ~ 1209) to replace the wooden bridge built in late Rome and early Middle Ages. Story: (Chinese) London Bridge is going to collapse, collapse, collapse. London Bridge is about to collapse, my beautiful lady. Build it with fences, fences, fences. Build it with iron bars, my beautiful lady. Bars will bend and break, bend and break, bend and break, bars will bend and break, my beautiful lady. Build it with silver and gold, silver and gold, silver and gold, build it with silver and gold, my beautiful lady (English lyrics) London Bridge is falling down, London Bridge is falling down, falling down. London Bridge is about to collapse, my beautiful lady. Build it with iron railings, iron railings, iron railings. Build it with iron railings, my beautiful lady. Iron bars will bend, bend, bend. Iron bars will bend and break, my beautiful lady. Build it with silver and gold, silver and gold. Build it with gold and silver, my beautiful lady. (Related introduction) "London Bridge is going to collapse, collapse, collapse ..." A folk song full of tragedy sings the vicissitudes of London Bridge. London Bridge is the oldest bridge on the Thames, which was completed in 965. It used to be a wooden bridge, but it was changed to a stone bridge two centuries later, which is the only channel connecting the north and south banks of the Thames. With the vicissitudes of time, London Bridge can not escape the fate of aging, and gradually shows signs of decline. It has been overwhelmed by the increasingly crowded traffic, so such a tragic folk song has been circulated. But the wily British did not watch the London Bridge collapse, but turned it into a priceless treasure. They vigorously promoted the historical glory of London Bridge and sold the abandoned bridge as an antique to the real estate developer in Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA. Businessmen dismantled the parts of the ancient bridge one by one, transported them to the United States by huge ships, and rebuilt them on Lake Ha Vasu, surrounded by English houses, becoming a unique tourist spot-"Little London". American real estate developers have made money for the British people, and they have not suffered. Due to the attraction of the "ancient bridge", tourists are in an endless stream, and the real estate in this city has greatly appreciated. People in the city have benefited from the "ancient bridge" to varying degrees and become rich. In this way, London Bridge staged a "tragicomedy".

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