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Sites of Japanese Wartime Atrocities on Sanzao Island 三灶岛侵华日军罪行遗迹Sānzào Dǎo Qīnhuá Rìjūn Zuìxíng Yíjì
National heritage site · Zhuhai, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhuhai
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Sites of Japanese Wartime Atrocities on Sanzao Island
A group of sites on Sanzao Island recording the Japanese occupation that began in 1938, when Japanese forces built an airbase here and massacred islanders. They include the Wanren Fen ('Ten Thousand Graves') memorial to the massacre victims, first built in 1948 with funds from overseas Chinese and people in Hong Kong and Macau and moved to a hillside at Shengtang village in 1979, the Qianren Fen mass grave at Yunong, a former 'comfort station', a Japanese cliff inscription, bunkers and an ammunition store.
How to get to Sites of Japanese Wartime Atrocities on Sanzao Island
In Sanzao town, Jinwan District, about 40 km by road south-west of central Zhuhai; the Wanren Fen memorial is on the hillside at Shengtang village, with the other sites scattered around the town.
Nearby
- Historic Centre of Macau 澳门历史城区 30 km
Portuguese tiled squares, baroque churches and Chinese temples, a short walk apart
Also within 20 km: By-Health Transparent Factory 汤臣倍健透明工厂 (under 10 km).
On the map
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Open Sites of Japanese Wartime Atrocities on Sanzao Island on the map