The 2nd Japan-China war started in 1937 with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. The Marco Polo Bridge or Lugou Bridge is a stone bridge located 15 km southwest of Beijing 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. Recommended option. Known also as the Guangli Bridge, it spans the banks of the Yongding River. OFF / AFP / Getty Images. Zhoukoudian Peking Man and Marco Polo Bridge Private Transfer from Beijing (From US$88.00) All-Inclusive Private Day Trip to The Stone Flower Cave and Marco Polo Bridge (From US$178.00) Peking Man Site-Stone Flower Cave and Marco Polo Bridge Day Tour (From US$180.00) See all Lugou Qiao (Marco Polo Bridge) experiences on Tripadvisor Subway, line 10 subway, line 1 subway • 1h 32m.

The bridge is a large granite structure of 11 arches that spans the Yongding River. There are 4 ways to get from Marco Polo Bridge to Forbidden City by subway, taxi or car. This bridge is to the west of Beijing and is known in English as the Marco Polo Bridge because Marco Polo mentions it in his famous travellogue It was built in 1189AD and substantially restored in 1698 by the Emperor Qian Long. Your own private resort!You will be pleasantly surprised as you enter the main foyer of the Bridge Point Apartments in Marco Polo Drive in the Mandurah Ocean Marina next to the Sebel Hotel. Outstanding finishes throughout this highly prized apartment complex makes you feel like you were living in a 5 star hotel without the price tag.

The Marco Polo Bridge is located 15 kilometers southwest of Beijing proper. Marco Polo Bridge was named after the famous Venetian explorer who, on crossing it during his travels in the thirteenth century, described it as ‘so fine…that it has very few equals in the world’. The Marco Polo Bridge, also called the Lugou Bridge, is located in the Chinese city of Wanping, which is in the vicinity of present-day Beijing. The spectacular stonework of this ancient structure has played its own important role in Chinese history. It is a centuries old structure, last restored in the late 1600s by the emperor of an ancient Chinese dynasty. Lukouchiao oder Marco-Polo-Brücke südwestlich von Peking.jpg 464 × 184; 50 KB Marco Polo bridge Beijing.jpg 975 × 484; 87 KB Marco Polo-bron beläggning.JPG 2,426 × 1,812; 1.72 MB