The Diary of Marco Polo The Marco Polo Bridge is located 15 kilometers southwest of Beijing proper. Known also as the Guangli Bridge, it spans the banks of the Yongding River.

Beijing. The bridge, upon which history this way passed, still stands. Renovated, but with some of the original paving slabs that echoed to the hobnailed boots of Japan’s Imperial army.

The Lugou (or Marco Polo) Bridge underwent major restoration in the mid-1980s, after which it was reopened as a heritage site. In 1995, the bridge was designated by the Beijing municipal ...

When Marco Polo went all the way to China during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), he described the bridge in vivid words as "Over the river, there is an extremely beautiful stone bridge.

Marco Polo went all the way to China during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). He described the bridge in vivid words as "Over the river, there is an extremely beautiful stone bridge.

(cpcchina.org) Updated: 2011-07-08 15:12 July 7, 1937: Japanese imperialists manufacture the Marco Polo Bridge incident as a starting point to launch a full-scale invasion of China ...

The incident at the Lugou Bridge, also known as the Marco Polo Bridge, occurred on July 7, 1937. It was where the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army and Chinese forces clashed.

5 minute read A woman reads from an inscription on the Marco Polo bridge, or Lugouqiao, in west Beijing on Sept. 3, 2013. Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images ...

Mr. Xi called on people to remember history in a speech at the site, known to many foreigners as the Marco Polo Bridge, which now features a Museum of the War of the Chinese People’s Resistance ...

A plaque details what took place on the bridge in 1937. Photo: AFP Ceremonies took place place in Beijing on Sunday to mark the 87th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.

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MARCO POLO BRIDGE FEATURE - 'THE SAGA CONTINUES' begins July 1 on Netflix. In preparation for the launch of Season 2, check out the bridge feature below!