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Marco Polo Bridge Incident



The Marco Polo Bridge Incident ([also known as 七七事變, 七七盧溝橋事變 or the Luokuochiao Incident) was a battle] between the [[Empire of Japan's Imperial Japanese Army and the Republic of China's National Revolutionary Army, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). The marble bridge itself, Lugouqiao, is an architectural work of eleven arches, restored by the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722).



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