Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial
Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial is a memorial in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial is situated nearby to the park 绣球公园, as well as near the peak 八字山.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yuejiang Tower and Xiaguan.
Yuejiang Tower
Photo: Quentin Scouflaire, CC BY 2.0.
Yuejiang Tower is situated on the top of Shizishan to the northwest of downtown Nanjing, Jiangsu. The river referred to in its name is the Yangtze River, which may be viewed to the north, while central Nanjing can be viewed to the south. Yuejiang Tower is situated 650 metres north of Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial.
Xiaguan
Metro station
Photo: 西安兵马俑, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xiaguan is a metro station, which is situated 540 metres west of Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial.
Jinghaisi
Metro station
Jinghaisi station is found at the intersection of Jianning Road and Xiaguan Avenue in Xiaguan Subdistrict, Gulou District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. Jinghaisi is situated 1 km northwest of Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xinjiekou and Taishan Subdistrict.
Xinjiekou
Suburb
Photo: Haha169, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xinjiekou is the central business district of Nanjing, People's Republic of China. It gave its name to Xinjiekou subway station. Xinjiekou is situated 6 km southeast of Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial.
Taishan Subdistrict
Suburb
Taishan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Pukou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. As of 2018, it has 15 residential communities and one village under its administration. Taishan Subdistrict is situated 6 km northwest of Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial.
Shangxinhe
Neighborhood
Shangxinhe is a former town in the Jianye District of Nanjing, China located on the Jia River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. The former Wang Hanzhou residence, Jianghan Hall, Ancient Sun Palace, and other ancient cultural sites are located in the area. Shangxinhe is situated 7 km south of Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial.
Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “挹江门附近是侵华日军南京大屠杀中我遇难同胞尸骨丛葬地之一。从一九三七年十二月至一九三八年五月,南京崇善堂红卍字会等慈善团体先后六批,共收死难者遗骸五千一百多具,埋葬于挹江门东城根及其附近之姜家园石榴园等地,特立此碑,以志其事,兼励后人牢记历史,振兴中华。”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.09036° or 32° 5′ 25″ northLongitude
118.74196° or 118° 44′ 31″ eastInception
August 15th, 1985Open location code
8P4W3PRR+4QOpenStreetMap ID
node 13287554385OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“Yijiangmen Mass Grave Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “挹江门丛葬地纪念碑”
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Highlights include Yijiangmen Mass Grave and 绣球公园.
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