Taiwan Stamps : 1974, Scott # 1900 souvenir sheet (issued 9-3-1974), 20th Armed Forces Day - Battle at Marco Polo Bridge, MNH-VF, flesh dealer stocks - (9T002) - (9T002)

Taiwan Stamps : 1974, Scott # 1900 souvenir sheet (issued 9-3-1974), 20th Armed Forces Day - Battle at Marco Polo Bridge, MNH-VF, flesh dealer stocks : The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (also known as the Lugouqiao Incident) was a battle between the Republic of China's National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army, often used as the marker for the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937?????1945). The eleven-arch granite bridge, Lugouqiao, is an architecturally significant structure, restored by the Kangxi Emperor (1662?????1722). Often signifying the opening of Japan's comprehensive invasion of mainland China, both this 7 July and 18 September (Mukden Incident) are still remembered as days of national humiliation by some Chinese.