Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying
Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying is a memorial in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying is situated nearby to the historic site Yuleiying Mass Grave, as well as near the metro station Shangyuanmen station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shangyuanmen station and Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
Shangyuanmen station
Metro station
Photo: 长安街上的灯, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shangyuanmen station is a station of Line 3 on the Nanjing Metro. Most of the line entered operation on 1 April 2015. However, due to delays in construction work clearing land in the station's vicinity, Shangyuanmen station itself opened on 18 October 2015. Shangyuanmen station is situated 580 metres east of Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying.
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Legolas1024, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, previously called the First Nanjing Yangtze Bridge, is a double-decked road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze River in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China connecting the city's Pukou and Gulou districts. Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is situated 2 km west of Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying.
Wutangguangchang
Metro station
Photo: 长安街上的灯, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wutangguangchang station is a station of Line 3 of the Nanjing Metro. It started operations on 1 April 2015. It is one of nine stations on Line 3 that are decorated with a Dream of the Red Chamber theme. Wutangguangchang is situated 1½ km southeast of Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taishan Subdistrict and Xinjiekou.
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 5 km northwest of Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying.
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 7 km south of Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying.
Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “一九三七年十二月十五日夜，侵华日军将被其搜捕之我市平民和已解除武装之守城官兵九千余人，押至鱼雷营，以机枪集体射杀。同月，日军又在鱼雷营、宝塔桥一带再次杀害我军民三万余人。死难者之遗骸，直至次年二月，犹曝露于军营码头等地，惨不可睹。后由红卍字会就地掩埋，仅二月十九日、二十一日、二十二日三天，埋尸即达五千余具。惨史难忘，忆往志慨，特立此碑，正告方来。”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.11944° or 32° 7′ 10″ northLongitude
118.75896° or 118° 45′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8P4W4Q95+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13287554387OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Yuleiying” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鱼雷营遇难同胞纪念碑”
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Highlights include Yuleiying Mass Grave and Caoxiexia Mass Grave.
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