Anti-Japanese Mountain, originally known as Ma’anshan Mountain, with an altitude of 173 meters, is located in the northwest of Lianyungang and is far from the urban area. It is a place to remember the martyrs and receive patriotic education. From 1941 to 1944, the Second Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the broad masses of soldiers and civilians in the Binhai Military Region started construction four times to erect monuments and towers for the martyrs who died heroically. Hence, it was named Anti-Japanese Mountain. In the main landscape on the mountain, the Anti-Japanese Martyrs Cemetery not only has monuments for Chinese anti-Japanese soldiers but also monuments for foreign anti-Japanese heroes. On the east and west sides of the cemetery are cemeteries, burying the loyal bones of many martyrs. The Anti-Japanese Mountain Martyrs Cemetery is on the south slope of the mountain and has eight slopes. The first slope is the cemetery gate and assembly square. On the west of the second slope is the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall, and on the east is the stele corridor. The memorial hall displays cultural relics such as photos and calligraphy and paintings of our army. On the third slope is the tomb of martyrs of the Battle of Xiaosha East Sea. The fourth slope is rather special. It has an international double monument to commemorate international friends who sacrificed in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. On the fifth slope is the general’s tomb. On the sixth slope stands the anti-Japanese war martyrs memorial tower of the Binhai Military Region in the shape of a cannon barrel. The Anti-Japanese Martyrs Memorial Hall on the seventh slope is one of the earlier landmark buildings on Anti-Japanese Mountain. Built in 1942, it imitates the appearance of Yan’an caves. Inside the memorial hall are inscriptions of cadres who fought in Ganyu. On the long steles on both sides are engraved the names of more than 1,300 martyrs. On the eighth slope stands the Anti-Japanese Mountain Martyrs Memorial Tower, which is 14 meters high. On the top of the tower is a statue of an Eighth Route Army soldier holding a red flag. On the west side of the memorial tower is the martyrs’ memorial pavilion. At a high place on Anti-Japanese Mountain, there is a natural boulder shaped like a saddle. The original name of Anti-Japanese Mountain, Ma’anshan Mountain, comes from this stone.
Opening hours: From January 1st to December 31st, it is open from 08:30 to 11:30; from January 1st to December 31st, it is open from 14:30 to 16:30.
Anti-Japanese Mountain Martyrs Cemetery
Anti-Japanese Mountain, originally known as Ma’anshan Mountain, with an altitude of 173 meters, is located in the northwest of Lianyungang […]
