① Itinerary: Visit Lugou Bridge, Wanping City, Anti-Japanese War Museum, Anti-Japanese War Memorial Sculpture Garden

② Brief Introduction:

Lugou Bridge (National Classic Red Tourism Scenic Spot): The longest joint arch stone bridge in North China. “Lugou Xiaoyue (moon on Lugou Bridge” is one of the eight greatest scenic spots in Yanjing. The Lugou Bridge incident that broke out here on July 7, 1937 symbolize the start of the national war of resistance.

Wanping City: Located in the east of Lugou Bridge, it was built in the Chongzhen’s reign in the Ming Dynasty and was still a military fortress in the early Qing Dynasty. The July 7th Incident broke out in 1937 opened the prelude to China’s comprehensive Anti-Japanese War.

The Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War Memorial: the only large-scale comprehensive special memorial hall in China that fully reflects the history of the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War. At the 50th anniversary of the Lugou Bridge Incident on July 7, 1987, the Memorial was officially completed and opened to the public.

Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War Memorial Sculpture Garden: officially opened on August 15, 2000. According to the historical process of the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War, the sculpture group is divided into 4 parts, namely “Japanese Army’s Bullying”, “Strive to save the nation”, “Anti-Japanese War”, and “Justice Wins”.