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Lugou Bridge

1189–1192 · 12th century · Also known as Marco Polo Bridge

The Lugou Bridge, known in the West as the Marco Polo Bridge, is a granite bridge of eleven arches over the Yongding River south-west of Beijing, built under the Jin dynasty between 1189 and 1192. Its balustrades carry hundreds of carved stone lions, and Marco Polo described it in his travels. A clash between Chinese and Japanese troops there on 7 July 1937 began the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Lugou Bridge
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Jin dynasty (1115-1234)ImpactRepublic of ChinaMilitary, Summary

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East Hebei Autonomous GovernmentProvisional Government of the Republic of China

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