87th anniversary of the Lugou Bridge Incident celebrated in Beijing

Student representatives attend a ceremony marking the 87th anniversary of the launch of China’s Nationwide War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression at the Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) — Sunday marks the 87th anniversary of the start of China’s nationwide war of resistance against Japanese aggression.

The historic Lugou Bridge Incident occurred 87 years ago on July 7, 1937 at the Lugou Bridge outside the city of Wanping.

The incident is considered the beginning of Japan’s large-scale invasion of China and the resistance of the entire Chinese nation against the Japanese invaders.

Representatives attend a ceremony marking the 87th anniversary of the launch of China’s Nationwide War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression at the Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

Participants lay flowers for the martyrs at the Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

This photo taken on July 5, 2024 shows a gate of Wanping Town in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Tourists visit the Lugou Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, July 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

This photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows shell craters on the wall of Wanping Town in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

This photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows the Lugou Bridge and Wanping Town in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

This photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows a view of the Lugou Bridge in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

This photo taken on July 5, 2024 shows the Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

People visit an exhibition at the Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

(Web editors: Zhang Kaiwei, Liang Jun)