77 years ago,China 1937

[faf_476]

I think those cans, are from the Anti Tank they are firing, I cannot clearly see what kind they are using.

[RJcccc]

R.J.

Do you know which stelae that is?

http://www.china.org.cn/english/feature ... /31253.htm

At the extremes of the bridge there are two stone stelae, one recording the history of the renovation work carried out in the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1662-1722), and the other bearing the inscription "The Moon over the Lugou Bridge at Dawn" in the handwriting of Emperor Qianlong.

Regards
Peter

Peter,
It is the second one.
The four characters correspond “Lu, Gou, Dawn, Moon ”. This stele was a sign-stele of the scene. It was one of “the eight scenes of Yanjing (an old name of Beijing)” (燕京八景)，which was a popular appellation dating from Jin Dynasty (AD12C).

Regards
R.J.

[Kim Sung]

燕京八景

Yes,. they are very famous sceneries. But there have been some changes in their expressions according to ages.

金代：太液秋风 琼岛春阴 道陵夕照 蓟门飞雨 西山积雪 玉泉垂虹 卢沟晓月 居庸叠翠
元代：太液秋波　琼岛春阴　道陵夕照　蓟门飞雨　西山霁雪　玉泉垂虹　卢沟晓月　居庸叠翠
明代：太液睛波　琼岛春云　道陵夕照　蓟门烟树　西山霁雪　玉泉垂虹　卢沟晓月　居庸叠翠
清代：
(康熙年间)：太液睛波　琼岛春云　道陵夕照　蓟门烟树　西山霁雪　玉泉流虹　卢沟晓月　居庸叠翠
清代：
(乾隆十六年)：太液秋风　琼岛春阴　金台夕照　蓟门烟树　西山晴雪　玉泉趵突　卢沟晓月　居庸叠翠

http://www.jsdj.com/luyou/lyzy/byanjbj.htm

[Ardee]

Your picture cj8.jpg -- at the Railway station -- is that a Nambu LMG mounted on a tripod?? I don't think I've ever seen a photo of such before, if so...

[Peter H]

Close up

[Peter H]

One of Peking's gates?

[Peter H]

Parade in Peking

[Peter H]

I think this is the Kuang'an Gate.

Does it still exist?A lot of Peking's old landmarks were demolished in the 1950s.

[Windward]

One of Peking's gates?

yes, Chaoyang Men Gate. It was torn down in 1953.

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Beij ... n_1905.jpg

this is Guang'an Men Gate, it was torn down in 1957

locations of the gates

[Windward]

this is the aerial view of Yongding River, Marco Polo Bridge and Wanping City. East upside. The city wall of Wanping city remains.

[Windward]

it's here,



the Zhengyangmen Gate Pailou, which was demolished by communists in the 1950s, and an ugly replica was built in the 1980s.

[Peter H]

Thanks Windward.

Great.Thanks for the tie up with the landmarks.

Regards
Peter

[Peter H]

Second Shanghai Incident

"..this turned the North China Incident into the China War"

Time Magazine,September 1937 -"the world's bloodiest battle since those of 1918".


http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/timeline/144chap2.html

9 August: Lt (Navy) Oyama murdered in Shanghai.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=82234


13 August: Outbreak of Second Shanghai Incident (Chinese forces
opened enveloping attacks on Japanese settlement. Naval
Landing, Forces in Shanghai forced to fight and fierce
battles ensured.

14 August: Japanese Government decided to send army troops to
Shanghai.

23 August: Japanese troops landed in Shanghai and the theater was
enlarged.

23 October: General offensive launched by Japanese forces in the
Shanghai area.

5 November: Japanese troops landed at Hangchow Bay.

-30 November: Japanese forces captured Sung-Chiang (9 November),
Nanshin, suburbs of Shanghai (12 November), Soochow
(19 November), Wu-Sih (25 November), Kwang-Teh (30
November), and other strategical points.

Shanghai SNLF defenders

[Peter H]

The Navy(SNLF & ships) stands alone until the army arrives

[Peter H]

SNLF enforce security in the Japanese settlement