Located in a town near the Lugou (Marco Polo) Bridge, some 15 kilometers southwest of Beijing, the Memorial Hall of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was open to the public in July 1987 to mark the 50th anniversary of the resistance war.
On July 7, 1937, Japanese military forces attacked the Chinese garrison at the Lugou (Marco Polo) Bridge. That day also marked the beginning of the Chinese people's heroic war of resistance against Japanese aggression.
Covering an area of 30,000 square meters, the hall consists of three parts including a data center and a main exhibition hall.
Some 1,000 relic items, dating from the "September 18 Incident" of 1931 to the final victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1945, are on display in the hall.
Some evidence revealing the Japanese aggressors' atrocities including their mass slaughter of Chinese people are also exhibited there.
Up to now, the memorial hall has received over 13 million visitors from home and abroad.
In May 1995, then Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama visited the hall.
(Xinhua News Agency 10/08/2001)
