"Lu Gou Xiao Yue" (Chinese: 卢沟晓月): Moonlight over the Lugou (Marco Polo) Bridge

 

 

 

 

Ever since Emperor Zhangzong of the Jin Dynasty (reigned 1190-1208) penned the phrase "The Moon over the Lugou Bridge at Dawn," this site has been known by this poetic name. During that time, the scenery comprised only "a pale moon over a river bridge" with a few "scattered clouds" floating occasionally overhead. However, it attracted "so many travelers passing by this spot that by early dawn the air was filled with the clattering of horses’ hooves."

 

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