The Harmony Pavilion, with its puzzle-like corner bracket, tiles and intricate vaulted roof, stands as a symbol of Lehigh’s cultural link to China as well as the university’s efforts to build relationships with the city of Bethlehem. Rising on the southside Greenway, the pavilion was designed and built by an interdisciplinary team of Lehigh students. With Chinese pavilions historically viewed as places of rest and reflection, the pavilion was intended to contribute to community spirit.

The pavilion, dedicated in 2013, was part of Lehigh’s Chinese Bridge Project, which emphasized Lehigh’s century-old relationship with China. That relationship continues today with many Chinese students choosing to study at Lehigh.

Also as part of the project, students built a wooden bridge on the Lehigh campus in 2011 that was modeled after the traditional Chinese Rainbow Bridge. The bridge is just off the Upper Sayre Park Road drive, near the gate to Mountain Drive north.