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Created page with "== Name origin == * The city's old name was {{GS|Pangkiøo|枋橋|l. timbered bridge}}, which dates back to the Qing dynasty during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735 - 1796 AD). A wooden bridge (locally called {{GS|Pafng-kiøo-thaau|枋橋頭}}) was built for pedestrians to cross a brook located in the west of today's Banqiao. * In 1920, the Japanese government modified the name to ''Itahashi'' ({{wt|板橋}} l. planked bridg..."