Marco Polo Bridge incident

The Marco Polo Bridge or Lugou Bridge (simplified Chinese: 卢沟桥; traditional Chinese: 盧溝橋; pinyin: Lúgōu Qiáo) is a stone bridge located 15 km southwest of Beijing's 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. The Marco Polo Bridge is well known because it was highly praised by the Venetian traveler Marco Polo during his visit to China in the 13th century (leading the bridge to become known in Europe simply as the Marco Polo Bridge), and for the 20th-century Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). In recent years, the water of Yongding River has been diverted to different areas of Beijing, so there is often no water under the bridge.

Wanping Fortress, also known as Wanping Castle (Chinese: 宛平城; pinyin: Wǎnpíng Chéng), is a Ming Dynasty fortress or "walled city" in Fengtai District, Beijing. It was erected in 1638–1640, with the purpose of defending Beijing against Li Zicheng and the peasant uprising. From the beginning, it functioned as a military fortress. From west to east, it measures 640 meters (2,100 ft), and from south to the north 320 meters (1,050 ft), making it a half-square shape. The fortress has two gates: the east gate, named Ever Prosperous Gate (永昌門, Yongchangmen), then renamed as Majestic Gate (威嚴門, Weiyanmen), and the west gate, named Favorably Govern Gate (順治門, Shunzhimen). Wanping witnessed the incident in July 1937 that is reckoned to mark the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, with an exchange of fire over a minor case of a Japanese soldier missing from his post. For reasons unknown, this escalated into full-scale combat. It is known as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, and also the Lugou Bridge Incident. The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, surrounded by a plaza and park with numerous sculptures, occupies a large portion of the space inside the fortress' walls. To the west of the fortress are the Yongding River and the Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge, 蘆溝橋).

The Xiaoyue Tunnel (simplified Chinese: 晓月隧道; traditional Chinese: 曉月隧道; pinyin: Xiǎoyuè Suìdào) is an expressway tunnel in Beijing, China, and forms part of the Western 5th Ring Road.

Wanpingcheng station (Chinese: 宛平城站; pinyin: Wǎnpíngchéng zhàn; lit. 'Wanping Fortress station') is a station on Line 16 of the Beijing Subway. It opened on 30 December 2023, and is the southern terminus of the line.

The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (simplified Chinese: 中国人民抗日战争纪念馆; traditional Chinese: 中國人民抗日戰爭紀念館; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Kàngrì Zhànzhēng Jìniànguǎn) or Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall is a museum and memorial hall in Beijing. It is the most comprehensive museum in China about the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 7 July 1937 to 9 September 1945. It began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 in which a dispute between Japanese and Chinese troops escalated into a battle. The conflict then escalated further into a full-scale war. It ended with the unconditional surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945. The museum is located inside the Wanping Fortress near the Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge) in Beijing's Fengtai District, where the Japanese army waged the invading war. It was opened on the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of Second Sino-Japanese War on 7 July 1987.Since its opening, it has undergone three major and several smaller renovation of the exhibits, the biggest of which was finished in 2005. A significant number of new facilities have been added, such as multimedia displays and video players. The museum both aims at domestic and foreign visitors, and has had several exhibitions outside China over the years.

Garden Expo Park station (simplified Chinese: 园博园站; traditional Chinese: 園博園站; pinyin: Yuánbóyuán zhàn) is a station on Line 14 of the Beijing Subway. It opened on May 5, 2013.

Zhangguozhuang (simplified Chinese: 张郭庄站; traditional Chinese: 張郭莊站; pinyin: Zhāngguōzhuāng Zhàn) is a station on Line 14 of the Beijing Subway. It is the western terminus of Line 14. This station opened on May 5, 2013.

Dawayao (simplified Chinese: 大瓦窑站; traditional Chinese: 大瓦窯站; pinyin: Dàwǎyáo Zhàn) is a station on Line 14 of the Beijing Subway. This station opened on May 5, 2013.

Hongtaizhuang station (Chinese: 洪泰庄站; pinyin: Hóngtàizhuāng zhàn) is a station on Line 16 of the Beijing Subway. It opened on 30 December 2023.

Shifeng Bridge (simplified Chinese: 石丰桥; traditional Chinese: 石豐橋; pinyin: Shífēng Qiáo) is a cable-stayed bridge on Beijing's western 5th Ring Road. It is near Wanping, near the Marco Polo Bridge. Nearly 1.4 kilometres in length, it is a trademark bridge of the 5th Ring Road. Under the bridge runs many railways to other parts of China. The bridge is so named because it crosses from Shijingshan District into Fengtai District. Shifeng Bridge is well illuminated at night.

Wulidian Subdistrict (Chinese: 五里店街道; pinyin: Wǔlǐdiàn Jiēdào) is a subdistrict located on the north side of Fengtai District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Lugouqiao Subdistrict to the northwest, Liuliqiao and Fengtai Subdistricts to the east, Kandan and Wanping Subdistricts to the south. The subdistrict was created from parts of Fengtai Subdistrict, Lugouqiao Subdistrict and Liuliqiao Subdistrict in 2021.

Yushuzhuang station (Chinese: 榆树庄站; pinyin: Yúshùzhuāng zhàn) is a station on Line 16 of the Beijing Subway. The station opened on 31 December 2022, and was the southern terminus of the line until it extended to Wanpingcheng on 30 December 2023.