Lugou Bridge

E317829

historic site stone arch bridge tourist attraction

Lugou Bridge, also known as the Marco Polo Bridge, is a historic stone arch bridge in Beijing famous as the site where the Second Sino-Japanese War began in 1937.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lugou Bridge canonical	3
Lugouqiao	3
Lugou Qiao	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3015363 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lugou Bridge
Context triple: [Fengtai District, contains, Lugou Bridge]

A. Waibaidu Bridge
Waibaidu Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge in Shanghai, China, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic river crossings and architectural landmarks.
B. Qiansimen Bridge
Qiansimen Bridge is a prominent cable-stayed road and rail bridge spanning the Jialing River in Chongqing, China, known for its striking red structure and views of the city’s skyline.
C. Chengmei Bridge
Chengmei Bridge is a notable road bridge spanning the Keelung River in Taipei, Taiwan, serving as an important local transportation link.
D. Dragon Bridge
Dragon Bridge is a prominent, dragon-shaped steel bridge in Da Nang, Vietnam, known for its striking LED lighting and fire- and water-breathing displays.
E. Dragon Bridge
Dragon Bridge is a famous Art Nouveau road bridge in Ljubljana, Slovenia, renowned for its iconic dragon statues and status as one of the city’s best-known landmarks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lugou Bridge
Target entity description: Lugou Bridge, also known as the Marco Polo Bridge, is a historic stone arch bridge in Beijing famous as the site where the Second Sino-Japanese War began in 1937.

A. Waibaidu Bridge
Waibaidu Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge in Shanghai, China, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic river crossings and architectural landmarks.
B. Qiansimen Bridge
Qiansimen Bridge is a prominent cable-stayed road and rail bridge spanning the Jialing River in Chongqing, China, known for its striking red structure and views of the city’s skyline.
C. Chengmei Bridge
Chengmei Bridge is a notable road bridge spanning the Keelung River in Taipei, Taiwan, serving as an important local transportation link.
D. Dragon Bridge
Dragon Bridge is a prominent, dragon-shaped steel bridge in Da Nang, Vietnam, known for its striking LED lighting and fire- and water-breathing displays.
E. Dragon Bridge
Dragon Bridge is a famous Art Nouveau road bridge in Ljubljana, Slovenia, renowned for its iconic dragon statues and status as one of the city’s best-known landmarks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ stone arch bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lugou Qiao ⓘ linked to: Lugou Bridge Marco Polo Bridge ⓘ
associatedWithConflict	Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ linked to: Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
associatedWithCountry	Empire of Japan (historical) ⓘ linked to: Imperial Japan Republic of China (historical) ⓘ linked to: Republic of China
builtDuring	Jin dynasty ⓘ
constructionEnd	1192 ⓘ
constructionStart	1189 ⓘ
coordinateLocation	approximately 39.852°N 116.220°E ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
crosses	Yongding River ⓘ
describedInWork	The Travels of Marco Polo ⓘ
famousFor	beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ site of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfStoneLions	over 200 ⓘ
hasCulturalReferenceBy	Marco Polo ⓘ
hasInscriptionBy	Qianlong Emperor ⓘ
hasNearbyMuseum	Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression ⓘ
hasPart	stone balustrades ⓘ stone lions ⓘ
hasRestoration	20th century restoration ⓘ 21st century conservation work ⓘ
hasStructureType	arch bridge ⓘ
hasTourismActivity	historical education ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit ⓘ linked to: National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit of China
inception	12th century ⓘ
length	approximately 266.5 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Beijing ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Fengtai District ⓘ
locatedNear	Lugouqiao town ⓘ Wanping Fortress ⓘ
locatedOn	Beijing–Shijiazhuang railway corridor vicinity ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
notableFeature	large number of carved stone lions ⓘ
numberOfSpans	11 ⓘ
openToTraffic	light vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ
partOf	cultural heritage of Beijing ⓘ
rebuiltDuring	Ming dynasty ⓘ Qing dynasty ⓘ
significantEvent	Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ outbreak of full-scale war between China and Japan in 1937 ⓘ
width	about 9.3 metres ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fengtai District → contains → Lugou Bridge ⓘ

Fengtai District → contains → Lugouqiao ⓘ

linked to: Lugou Bridge

Lugouqiao cultural heritage area → contains → Lugouqiao ⓘ

linked to: Lugou Bridge

Lugouqiao cultural heritage area → namedAfter → Lugouqiao ⓘ

linked to: Lugou Bridge

Lugou Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Lugou Qiao ⓘ

linked to: Lugou Bridge

Yongding River → crosses → Lugou Bridge ⓘ

Yongding River → associatedWith → Lugou Bridge ⓘ

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