Wanping City

Wanping City is located east of Lugou Bridge. Built in the 13th year of the Ming Chongzhen period (1640), it was originally named Gongbei City. Wanping was initially one of the counties under Shuntian Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty and was later renamed Gongji City in the Qing Dynasty. On December 1, 1928, the Wanping County Government moved to the original Gongji City, and it was renamed Wanping City, now known as Lugouqiao Town.

During the Lugou Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, Japanese imperialists launched a full-scale invasion of China from this location, marking the full outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan. As the site of Lugou Bridge, Wanping City became one of the important battlefields in China's War of Resistance Against Japan.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, led by the Communist Party of China, conducted extensive anti-Japanese guerrilla operations in the areas surrounding Wanping City. Their efforts made significant contributions to the Chinese people's resistance and laid a solid foundation for the victory of the Chinese revolution.