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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lugou Bridge canonical | 3 |
| Lugouqiao | 3 |
| Lugou Qiao | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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Lugouqiao
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Lugou Qiao