One of the larger wars in human history broke out 80 years ago Friday, in an armed clash at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing between Chinese and Japanese troops. We have many dangers to fear in ...

and became known as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. The conflict is referred to in China as the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45) and the Anti-Fascist War. Japan’s ...

"Over this river there is a very fine stone bridge, so fine indeed, that it has very few equals in the world." The Diary of Marco Polo The Marco Polo Bridge is located 15 kilometers southwest of ...

An earlier version of the story was accompanied by a photo captioned as being of the Marco Polo bridge but which was in fact of a different bridge. We are part of the Trust Project What is it?

Marco Polo Bridge (or Lugouqiao Bridge in Chinese), located in the southwest part of Beijing Municipality, is a famous historic site marking the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan ...