War Memorial

introduce

The National War Cemetery is located on the banks of the Dieshui River in the southwest of Tengchong County and at the northern foot of Laifeng Mountain. It is a cemetery built to commemorate the soldiers who died in the battle of the 20th Group Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Army to conquer Tengchong during the Anti-Japanese War. It is currently the largest in China. It is a well-preserved memorial cemetery for the fallen soldiers on the frontal battlefield during the Anti-Japanese War. More than 3,000 soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and a dozen officers and soldiers of the Allied Forces are buried here. Almost every Chinese who comes to Tengchong will come here to pay homage to the martyrs. As soon as you enter the gate room, there are many historical books about Tengchong and the Expeditionary Army in the bookstore on the right, and then there are two exhibition halls, distributed from east to west, displaying relevant war history materials and real objects, where you can see the martyrs' handsome smiles. The main buildings of the cemetery - the gate, the corridor, the martyr's shrine, the tomb of the martyrs in Xiaotuanpo, and the memorial tower are located on a central axis, ascending successively and rising layer by layer. And in the inconspicuous place of the gate of the cemetery, there is also a small "Japanese mound", which was a grave for the Japanese army to collect corpses after the war. From the gate through the long corridor, go up to the first step along the stone steps, and then along the stone steps to the second step. The retaining wall is inlaid with "Blood Blood Qianqiu" official script inscribed stones. The double eaves on the top of the mountain imitate the architecture of the Qing Dynasty. It is a hall dedicated to the heroic spirits of the fallen soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War. Bypassing the Martyr's Shrine is the Su Muling Mountain full of tombstones. The ashes of more than 3,000 soldiers who died in the Anti-Japanese War are buried on the surrounding hillsides, and on the other side is a monument to 14 American soldiers who died in the Tengchong Anti-Japanese War, including Chaber. Climbing to the top of the mountain, there is a memorial tower for the fallen soldiers of the 20th Group Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Army in Guangfu Tengchong. Battle Summary". At present, the Western Dian Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall expanded in the park has been completed and opened, and its opening and closing time is consistent with that of the entire park. There are many precious cultural relics in it, including the cultural relics collected in the Heshun Anti-Japanese War Museum have also been moved to this museum).

opening hours

All year round Tuesday to Sunday 09:00-17:00 (latest admission 16:30) Closed on Monday; during the Spring Festival and holiday Mondays are normally open to the public; the specific business status is subject to the opening of the day

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