Marco Polo Bridge

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historic site stone bridge tourist attraction

Marco Polo Bridge is a historic stone bridge near Beijing, China, renowned both for its distinctive carved stone lions and as the site of the 1937 clash that marked the start of full-scale war between China and Japan.

Aliases (2)

Lugou Bridge ×2
Lukou Bridge ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → stone bridge → tourist attraction →
constructionMaterial	stone →
country	China →
crosses	Yongding River →
famousFor	Marco Polo Bridge Incident → distinctive carved stone lions →
governingBody	Beijing municipal authorities →
hasAlternativeName	Lugou Bridge → Lukou Bridge →
hasApproximateNumberOfStoneLions	over 200 →
hasFeature	carved stone lions → granite balustrades → segmental arches →
hasInscription	stone stele with calligraphy by Qianlong Emperor →
hasNearbyMuseum	Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression →
hasStructuralType	multi-span arch bridge →
hasViewOf	Yongding River floodplain →
heritageDesignation	Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China →
heritageDesignationDate	1961 →
historicalPeriod	Second Sino-Japanese War →
historicalSignificance	marked start of full-scale war between China and Japan in 1937 →
length	approximately 266.5 metres →
locatedIn	Beijing Municipality → Fengtai District → North China →
locatedNear	Beijing →
mentionedBy	Marco Polo →
mentionedIn	The Travels of Marco Polo →
namedAfter	Marco Polo →
nearbySettlement	Lugouqiao Subdistrict →
numberOfArches	11 →
originalBuilder	Jin dynasty →
originalConstructionEndDate	1192 →
originalConstructionStartDate	1189 →
partOf	Lugouqiao cultural heritage area →
significantEvent	Marco Polo Bridge Incident →
significantEventDate	1937-07-07 →
significantEventRole	site of clash between Chinese and Japanese troops →
touristActivity	historical education → sightseeing →
underwentReconstruction	Ming dynasty → Qing dynasty →
usedFor	light vehicular traffic → pedestrian traffic →
width	approximately 9.3 metres →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fengtai District → Lugouqiao cultural heritage area →	contains
Marco Polo Bridge ("Lugou Bridge") → Marco Polo Bridge ("Lukou Bridge") →	hasAlternativeName
Marco Polo Bridge Incident → Marco Polo Bridge Incident ("Lugou Bridge") →	place
Lugouqiao cultural heritage area →	centeredOn
Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression →	locatedNear
Marco Polo Bridge Incident →	namedAfter
Lugouqiao cultural heritage area →	notableFor