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Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders 侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆Qīnhuá Rìjūn Nánjīng Dàtúshā Yùnàn Tóngbāo Jìniànguǎn
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanjing
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
The memorial museum to the victims of the mass killings carried out by Japanese troops after they captured Nanjing, then China's capital, on 13 December 1937. It stands at Jiangdongmen, where prisoners of war and civilians were killed and buried, and opened in 1985; enlarged in 1995 and 2005, it holds the main historical exhibition, an excavated burial pit with human remains, memorial squares and sculpture, and a peace park. The national listing also covers the other killing and burial sites around the city, most marked by memorial steles erected from 1985 onwards.
How to get to Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
On Shuiximen Street in Jianye District, about 4.5 km west of Xinjiekou and a short walk from Yunjinlu station on Metro Line 2; visits must be booked in advance with real-name registration. Closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
- City Wall of Nanjing 南京城墙 under 10 km
The Ming capital's brick ramparts, anchored by the vast fortress of Zhonghua Gate - Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River 夫子庙—秦淮风光带 under 10 km
Nanjing's lantern-lit Confucius Temple quarter, beside painted boats on the Qinhuai - Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 南京钟山风景区 10 km
A forested mountain on Nanjing's edge, crowned by a blue-roofed hilltop tomb
Also within 20 km: Mochou Lake Park 莫愁湖公园 (under 10 km), Taiping Murals on Tangzi Street 堂子街太平天国壁画 (under 10 km), Longjiang Treasure Shipyard Site 龙江宝船厂遗址 (under 10 km), Chaotian Palace 朝天宫 (under 10 km), Ginling College Campus 金陵女子大学旧址 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Gan Xi 甘熙故居 (under 10 km).
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