芦沟桥

Traditional form:

蘆溝橋

Pinyin (reading):

Lúgōu Qiáo

Definitions:

• Lugou Bridge or Marco Polo Bridge in southwest of Beijing, the scene of a conflict that marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭／抗日战争 ( Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng)

Characters:

• 芦 - rushes, reeds
• 沟 - ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
• 桥 - bridge; beam, crosspiece

Traditional characters:

• 蘆 - rushes, reeds
• 溝 - ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
• 橋 - bridge; beam, crosspiece