Lou Marco Polo Bridge across the ditch because of - that is today named after the Yongding River, Beijing is the oldest stone arch bridge together. Marco Polo Bridge was built in 1189, was rebuilt in 1444. The bridge was destroyed by floods due thirty-seven years of Kangxi (1698) reconstruction. Marco Polo Bridge length of 266.5 meters, the next sub-11 culvert holes. Stone bridge left and right sides of the fence is expected to column 140, stigma size are carved stone lions lying about 500 volts or so, look different, lifelike. Within the established east of the Qing Emperor Qianlong Beiting title "Lugouxiaoyue" white marble monument, as Yanjing Eight. Italian traveler Marco Polo inTravels in the account of the bridge and amazed.

Marco Polo Bridge east Wanping County, Chong eleven years (1638) built. 7 July 1937 the night of the Marco Polo Bridge in Fengtai banks in China, the Japanese defenders against a military exercise area. After the exercise, the Japanese excuse for missing a soldier, the military defense of unreasonable demands to enter China's Wanping city search, refusal by the Chinese defenders. Japanese was made to the city in the east of Wanping and attack Marco Polo Bridge, and attempted to grab the Marco Polo Bridge. This is the "Marco Polo Bridge Incident" or "Marco Polo Bridge Incident." Chinese defenders twenty-nine Army officers and soldiers, the Japanese outrageous provocation and attacks, The last straw, rose up against, fired the round against the Japanese invaders of the Chinese nation's first shot.

"Marco Polo Bridge Incident" Sino-Japanese War marked the beginning of the Chinese nation. Since then, the Chinese people to unite and promote the Chinese Communist Party's anti-Japanese national united front, the fought, heroic struggle, and finally defeated the Japanese invaders. Meanwhile, the Sino-Japanese War but also the Chinese become the world anti-fascist war, the battlefield is an important battleground for the victory of World War made an outstanding contribution.

So far, the Marco Polo Bridge of Hope column and wall Wanping City Buildings, when the Japanese bulletStains still visible. Lu ditch to allow only pedestrians to walk through the Old Bridge, a national key cultural relics protection. Currently, the Marco Polo Bridge, Wanping City, the Chinese People's War Memorial Sculpture Garden and the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall, has become the largest Japanese War patriotism education base.

In 1937, seven. Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out seven overall against the Japanese invaders of the Chinese nation's first shot.

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Marco Polo Bridge is located 15 kilometers southwest of Beijing,Address: City Street, Fengtai District, Beijing No. 101 Marco Polo Bridge, the Marco Polo Bridge Road bus station 309,339.

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Tickets are 20 yuan.