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Marco Polo Bridge

Marco Polo Bridge
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About Marco Polo Bridge

The Marco Polo Bridge or Lugou Bridge is a stone bridge located 15ย km southwest of Beijing's city center in the Fengtai District. It bridges the Yongding River, a major tributary of Hai River. Situated at the eastern end of the bridge is the Wanping Fortress, a historic 17th-century fortress, with the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression inside.

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This was called the Marco Polo Bridge incident. It was 1937, often considered to be the start of the second Sino-Japanese War, which then evolved into World War II.

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Coordinates: 39.8492, 116.2131

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