Lugou Bridge was built in 1 189 and completed in 1 192. There are 28 1 sentry and 50 1 stone lion on the oldest stone bridge in Beijing. But the stone lions of Lugou Bridge were not completed at one time. The carving of the stone lions in Lugouqiao spans six eras: Jin Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Republic of China and New China. The youngest lion is only 20 years old.

Lugou Bridge has been built for more than 800 years and has experienced disasters. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, floods washed away part of the bridge deck, and 1732 was rebuilt. 1937 "July 7th Incident" broke out and became the battlefield of anti-Japanese war. 1967, in order to solve the problem of poor traffic, the bridge deck was widened, the 9 1 sentry post was replaced, and the lion on the stigma was re-carved.

1985, Lugou Bridge officially retired. 1986 demolish the widened trail and restore the historical features. 199 1, Lugou Bridge is closed.

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The lion shape of Lugou Bridge;

The stone lions of Lugou Bridge have different postures. Lions are divided into males and females. The female plays with the little lion and the male plays with the hydrangea. Some big lions are carved with many little lions, the smallest of which is only a few centimeters long, and some only show half of their heads and one mouth. Therefore, there has long been a saying that there are countless lions in Lugouqiao.

According to statistics, there are 28 1 large stone lions, 2 1 small stone lions on the sentry post, 492 stone lions on the bridge, and1stone lions on the left and right ends of the bridge. There are 1 pairs of Chinese watches at both ends of the bridge, and 1 pairs of stone beasts (a pair of lions in the east and an elephant in the west) at the top of the Chinese watch. There are 496 stone lions, and there is a stone tablet on each side: a stone tablet records the process of rebuilding Lugou Bridge in the 27th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1698).

People's Network-Lugouqiao Lions ranked for the first time? 50 1 stone lion was carved in six eras.