2. In the sixteenth year of Xichun in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 189), Lugou Bridge was built; 196 1 year, Lugouqiao was announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units; Lugouqiao 1985 officially retired; 199 1, Lugou Bridge closed management.
3. Lugou Bridge has a total length of 266.5 meters and a width of 7.5 meters, and the bridge decks with wild goose wings on both sides of the bridge are trumpet-shaped. 1On July 7, 937, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China here, which was known as the "Lugouqiao Incident" (also known as the "July 7 Incident"). China's anti-Japanese troops fired the first shot of the all-round war of resistance at Lugouqiao.
4. The value of Lugou Bridge: As the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Beijing, it is also the place where the people of the whole country broke out in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Lugou Bridge is not only an important cultural resource in Fengtai District, but also a far-reaching memorial site for major national events. Carrying rich historical resources, today's Lugou Bridge has become a business card to publicize the revolutionary tradition of the Chinese nation and carry out patriotic education. Looking from Lugou Bridge, there are Wanping Ancient City, China People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Memorial Hall, Yongding River Ferry Terminal, Pinghan Railway Bridge Site, Anti-Japanese War Sculpture Garden and so on. Together with Lugou Bridge, it forms a spectacular historical and cultural picture. (People's Daily Review)
Italian traveler Kyle Poirot praised Lugou Bridge: "It is the best and unique bridge in the world" (Beijing Evening News commentary)
Kyle Polo, an Italian traveler in Yuan Dynasty, praised Kyle Polo as "a unique bridge in the world" for his majestic elegance, simplicity and solemnity, architectural features and artistic aesthetics. (Beijing Travel Network Review)