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=Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Caoxiexia

=Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Caoxiexia is a memorial in , . =Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Caoxiexia is situated nearby to the historic site , as well as near the metro station .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shangyuanmen station and Wutangguangchang.

Metro station
Photo: 长安街上的灯, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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, itself opened on 18 October 2015. is situated 200 metres southwest of =Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Caoxiexia.

Metro station
Photo: 长安街上的灯, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 1 km southeast of =Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Caoxiexia.

Metro station
Photo: 西安兵马俑, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station is a station on Line 7 of the Nanjing Metro. It is located on the junction of West Mufu Road and Cuipinlu, and the middle part of West Mufu Road. Currently, it is the temporary terminus for the northern part of Line 7. is situated 1¼ km south of =Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Caoxiexia.

=Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Caoxiexia

  • Type: Memorial
  • Inscription: “一九三七年十二月十三日，侵华日军攻占南京后，我逃聚在下关沿江待渡之大批难民和已解除武装之士兵，共五万七千余人，遭日军捕获后，悉被集中囚禁于幕府山下之四五所村。因连日惨遭凌虐，冻饿致死一批；继于十八日夜悉被捆绑，押解至草鞋峡，用机枪集体射杀。少数伤而未死者，复用刺刀戳毙；后又纵火焚尸，残骸悉弃江中。悲夫其时，屠刀所向，血染山河；死者何辜遭此荼毒？追念及此，岂不痛哉？！爰立此碑，谨志其哀。藉勉奋发图强，兼资借鉴千古。”
  • Category: historic site
  • Location: , , , , ,
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Latitude
32.11862° or 32° 7′ 7″ north
Longitude
118.76635° or 118° 45′ 59″ east
Inception
August 15th, 1985
Open location code
8P4W4Q98+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1496377185
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

“=Memorial to the Fallen Compatriots in Caoxiexia” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “草鞋峡遇难同胞纪念碑”

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