Atlas of China
Datong Mass Grave Memorial 大同煤矿万人坑Dàtóng Méikuàng Wànrénkēng
National heritage site · Datong, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Datong
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Datong Mass Grave Memorial
A memorial museum at Meiyukou, south-west of Datong, built where the remains of miners were found in two natural caves; it records the forced labour used in the Datong coal mines during the Japanese occupation of 1937–1945. The memorial complex, which opened in its present form in 2010, covers about 337,000 square metres, and a black granite wall is inscribed with the figures for coal taken (14 million tonnes) and lives lost (60,000). The exhibition also traces the history of coal mining around Datong.
How to get to Datong Mass Grave Memorial
In the Meiyukou area, about 14 km south-west of central Datong. Closed on the first three days of the Lunar New Year.
Nearby
- Yungang Grottoes 云冈石窟 under 10 km
Giant Buddhas carved into a sandstone cliff some 1,500 years ago - Datong Ancient City 大同古城 20 km
Rebuilt Ming ramparts around genuine Liao–Jin temple halls and a glazed dragon screen - Yingxian Wooden Pagoda 应县木塔 50 km
A Liao-dynasty timber pagoda of 1056, five storeys outside and nine within
Also within 20 km: Jinhuagong National Mining Park 晋华宫国家矿山公园 (under 10 km), Former Shanxi Provincial Third Middle School 山西省立第三中学旧址 (under 10 km), Guanyin Hall, Datong 大同观音堂 (10 km), Chanfang Temple Pagoda 禅房寺塔 (10 km), Weidu Water World, Datong 魏都水世界 (10 km), Xingguo Temple, Pingcheng 平城兴国寺 (10 km).
On the map
Open Datong Mass Grave Memorial on the illustrated map to see the terrain around it and what else is close, and to add it to a trip.
Open Datong Mass Grave Memorial on the map