The largest multi-arch stone bridge in North China has been lying quietly on the Yongding River for 800 years. The name of Lugou Bridge was known to the west 700 years ago. In Kyle Polo's Travels to the East, it was described as a magnificent stone bridge, which was later called "Kelpolo Bridge" by foreigners.
Long before Chang 'an became the ruling center of the whole country, the expansion of Central Plains forces and the spread of culture had already crossed the Sanggan River eastward and extended northward along the ancient road at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain. Today, the head of Lugou Bridge is the seat of this important ferry in ancient times.
4. In A.D. 1 192, the bridge was built in rotten water for three years before it was officially completed. Although its original appearance is not recorded, there is a realistic ancient painting called Lugou Raft Transport Map, which can provide important reference. From the picture, we can see the structure and shape of this ancient bridge in the Jin Dynasty, and it still retains its original style until today. With ancient bridge-building techniques and simple building materials, a stone arch bridge has stood in turbulence for 800 years.
5. When it comes to Lugou Bridge, everyone talks about the stone lions on the bridge. The stone lions in Lugou Bridge have two characteristics, one is "unusual" and the other is "countless". Because the big lion is still hiding, lying down and carrying all kinds of little lions, it is difficult to count.
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Lugouqiao Incident (July 7th Incident)
1On the night of July 7th, 937, when the Japanese army was exercising near Lugou Bridge in the southwest of Beiping, they asked to enter Wanping County for a search on the pretext that a soldier was "missing", but 29 army, the defender of China, refused. The Japanese army then shot at the defenders of China and shelled the ancient city of Wanping. The 29th Army rose up against Japan. This is the July 7th Incident that shocked China and foreign countries, also known as the Lugouqiao Incident. The July 7th Incident was the beginning of Japanese imperialism's full-scale war of aggression against China and the starting point of the Chinese nation's full-scale war of resistance.