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North China Military Region Martyrs' Cemetery 华北军区烈士陵园Huáběi Jūnqū Lièshì Língyuán
4A scenic area · Shijiazhuang, Hebei
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shijiazhuang
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About North China Military Region Martyrs' Cemetery
A memorial cemetery and park of about 21 ha in Shijiazhuang, opened in 1954 to commemorate people who died in the revolutionary wars in North China. Its graves include those of the Canadian doctor Norman Bethune and the Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis, who both worked with the Communist-led armies, and its grounds hold a monument, bronze statues of named martyrs, a memorial hall on the North China revolutionary war and a memorial hall for the Bethune–India medical team. It is a state-designated patriotic-education and red-tourism site.
How to get to North China Military Region Martyrs' Cemetery
On Zhongshan West Road in Qiaoxi District, in the city's urban area about 5 km west of central Shijiazhuang. Closed on Mondays.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Former People's Bank of China Headquarters, Shijiazhuang 中国人民银行总行旧址 (under 10 km), Pilu Temple, Shijiazhuang 毗卢寺 (under 10 km), Tianshan Sea World 天山海世界 (10 km), Junlebao Dairy Industrial Tourism Area 君乐宝乳业工业旅游区 (10 km), Zhengding City Wall 正定城墙 (10 km), Guanghui Temple Hua Pagoda 广惠寺华塔 (10 km).
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