Marco Polo Bridge, Beijing

The Marco Polo Bridge across the Yongding River was first built in 1192, and then again in 1698 following damage during flooding

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Marco Polo Bridge, Beijing

The Marco Polo Bridge across the Yongding River was first built in 1192, and then again in 1698 following damage during flooding.

The Marco Polo Bridge across the Yongding River was first built in 1192, and then again in 1698 following damage during flooding. The oldest existing multi-arched stone bridge in the Beijing area, it gots its name from Venetian traveler Marco Polo who praised the bridge which is locally known as Lugou Bridge. The 280 pillars supporting the granite bridge are topped with stone lions, and the ends have 4 ornamental columns around a marble stele. The bridge is the site of the July 7 Incident in 1937 in which Japanese and Chinese troops exchanged fire, which sparked the War of Resistance against the Imperial Japanese Army.

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About Marco Polo Bridge

 Fengtai, Beijing, China

 www.lugouqiao.org.cn

Marco Polo Bridge and Nearby Sights on Map

The Lugou Bridge

Dating back to the late 1100s and spanning the Yongding River, the Lugou Bridge is both architecturally and historically important

Wanping Fortress

At the east end of the Lugou Bridge is this Ming-era defensive fortress

Wanpingcheng

Wanpingcheng is a Ming Dynasty fortress built in 1638 - 1640 to control access to the Marco Polo Bridge, protecting Beijing against Li Zicheng and the peasant uprising

Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall

The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the Wanping Fortress is dedicated to the Sino-Japanese War which lasted from 1937 to 1945

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

Cishan Temple

This is also known as Tiantai Temple

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Originally a temple, this was made into the chief cemetery for Communist Party figures

Beijing International Sculpture Park

Opened in 2002, this park places sculpture from around the world in an attractive, green setting

World Park

Opened in 1993, this park, as seen in Jia Zhangke's film The World, contains large-scale replicas of famous buildings around the world (including Manhattan's destroyed World Trade Center towers)

Beijing Shooting Range

Shoot stuff at this Olympic-class shooting range