07-07-2025
Exhibition marks anniversary of Lugou Bridge Incident
Exhibition marks anniversary of Lugou Bridge Incident
An exhibition was launched at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing to mark the 88th anniversary of the Lugou Bridge Incident. Image: CCTV
China on Monday launched a themed exhibition as part of events to mark the 88th anniversary of the beginning of the full outbreak of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Some 600 people attended a launch ceremony for the exhibition at a museum in Beijing dedicated to the Sino-Japanese War, including representatives of the descendants of wartime military commanders and martyrs, as well as two soldiers who fought in the war.
The Lugou Bridge Incident, also known as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, took place on July 7, 1937, when Japanese forces attacked Chinese troops outside Wanping Town on the outskirts of Beijing.
It is considered the start of Japan's full-scale invasion and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese.
The exhibition titled "For National Liberation and World Peace: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War", features more than 1,500 photographs as well as over 3,200 cultural relics.
It showcases how China fought against Japan for 14 years since the Liutiaohu Incident on September 18, 1931, as well as the pivotal role played by the Chinese in securing victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, according to CCTV News.
The exhibition open to the public on July 8.
Meanwhile, China's Central Archives released to the public a seventh batch of materials, totalling over 57,000 items, including over 40,000 documents specifically related to the Sino-Japanese War.
