Lugou Bridge

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Lugou Bridge, also known as the Marco Polo Bridge, is a historic stone arch bridge in Beijing famous as the site where the Second Sino-Japanese War began in 1937.

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Label Occurrences
Lugou Bridge canonical 3
Lugouqiao 3
Lugou Qiao 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
stone arch bridge
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Lugou Bridge
surface form: Lugou Qiao

Marco Polo Bridge
associatedWithConflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
associatedWithCountry Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan (historical)

Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (historical)
builtDuring Jin dynasty
constructionEnd 1192
constructionStart 1189
coordinateLocation approximately 39.852°N 116.220°E
country China
crosses Yongding River
describedInWork The Travels of Marco Polo
famousFor beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War
site of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident
hasApproximateNumberOfStoneLions over 200
hasCulturalReferenceBy Marco Polo
hasInscriptionBy Qianlong Emperor
hasNearbyMuseum Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
hasPart stone balustrades
stone lions
hasRestoration 20th century restoration
21st century conservation work
hasStructureType arch bridge
hasTourismActivity historical education
sightseeing
heritageDesignation Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China
National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit of China
surface form: National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit
inception 12th century
length approximately 266.5 metres
locatedIn Beijing
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Fengtai District
locatedNear Lugouqiao town
Wanping Fortress
locatedOn Beijing–Shijiazhuang railway corridor vicinity
materialUsed stone
notableFeature large number of carved stone lions
numberOfSpans 11
openToTraffic light vehicles
pedestrians
partOf cultural heritage of Beijing
rebuiltDuring Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
significantEvent Marco Polo Bridge Incident
outbreak of full-scale war between China and Japan in 1937
width about 9.3 metres

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Fengtai District contains Lugou Bridge
Fengtai District contains Lugou Bridge
this entity surface form: Lugouqiao
Lugouqiao cultural heritage area contains Lugou Bridge
this entity surface form: Lugouqiao
Lugouqiao cultural heritage area namedAfter Lugou Bridge
this entity surface form: Lugouqiao
Lugou Bridge alsoKnownAs Lugou Bridge
this entity surface form: Lugou Qiao
Yongding River crosses Lugou Bridge
Yongding River associatedWith Lugou Bridge