Shangrao Concentration Camp is located in the southern part of Shangrao city. In 1941, after the Wan Nan Incident, it was used as a prison to detain Ye Ting and captured cadres of the New Fourth Army.
The scenic area includes the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Memorial, the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Memorial Hall, and the Memorial Pavilion. It is a famous red tourism spot and an excellent place for red education.
Currently, the open scenic area is divided into five major visiting areas: the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery Area, the Mausoleum of the Prison Site at Maojialing, the Prison Site at Zhoutian, the Prison Site at Licun, and the Prison Site at Qifengyan. Among them, the Mausoleum of the Prison Site at Maojialing and the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery are the central areas for visiting, while the others are scattered in a surrounding area of about 2 square kilometers and are less frequently visited by tourists.
Upon entering the scenic area, one can see the remains of the Maojialing Prison. The interrogation rooms display some of the torture devices, such as hemp ropes, tiger benches, and live burial tools. Even if you are not familiar with history, seeing these cruel devices inevitably makes one’s mood heavy. The site is not large and can be visited in about 15 minutes.
Next, visitors can proceed to the opposite side to the Memorial Hall, which is the main building of the scenic area. It is a two-story building with white walls and a blue roof, built on the site of the former concentration camp.The hall features four exhibition halls that are worth spending time to understand. They display historical photos, physical exhibits, and statues that recreate scenes of the past in great detail. The variety and cruelty of torture devices used in the concentration camp are unimaginable.
In one of the exhibition rooms, which is designed to resemble a torture chamber, there are tiger benches, whips, shackles, and fire basins with branding irons. Some of these items were actually unearthed from the remains of martyrs, making the experience very shocking.
The entire scenic area is open year-round from Tuesday to Sunday, operating from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. It remains closed all day on Mondays.
