September 18 Museum of history

The shape of the September 18 History Museum is an open calendar, standing on the northwest corner of Wanghua overpass. September 18, 1931 is engraved on the left side of the calendar, and the incident is recorded on the right side of the calendar. The museum is divided into three floors. Four big characters are engraved on the black marble in the main hall. The clock above always points to the time of September 18 Incident: 22:20 midnight. Up to the second and third floors, you can see a large number of detailed historical materials, pictures and objects, which reveal the truth of the September 18th Incident and the heinous crimes committed by Japanese imperialism in Northeast China, and warn future generations not to forget national humiliation and revitalize China.

September 18th History Museum

synonym

September 18 History Museum generally refers to the September 18 History Museum (History Museum)

The September 18th historical museum is located at No.46, Wanghua South Street, Dadong District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. It is located in the northeast of Shenyang, northwest of liutiaohu overpass and west of Changchang railway.

In September 1997, the "September 18th" historical museum began to expand on the basis of the original relic and underground exhibition hall. It was officially completed and opened on September 18, 1999, and its name was inscribed by Comrade Jiang Zemin.

The new Museum covers a total area of 35000 square meters, a construction area of 12600 square meters, an open area of 9180 square meters, and an exhibition line of 510 meters.

The museum has seven exhibition halls, including more than 800 pictures, more than 300 objects, nearly 100 documents and archives, 19 groups of large and small scenes, 4 sculptures, more than 20 oil paintings and traditional Chinese paintings, 14 computer touch screens and 2 large screen TV recorders. With modern science and technology, it is equipped with regional broadcasting, central air conditioning, film and television report hall, electronic reading room, multimedia computer system and Internet facilities. It is the world's museum that comprehensively reflects the history of the September 18th Incident. It is now a national patriotism education base, a national AAAA tourist attraction, a national first-class Museum and a Liaoning Provincial exchange base with Taiwan .

In December 2016, it was selected into the list of national red tourist attractions.

In December 2017, it was selected into the list of the first batch of national primary and secondary school students' research and practice education bases and camps of the Ministry of education.

Construction process

The September 18th historical museum is a combination of Monument and exhibition hall. Founded in May 1991, it was officially opened to the public on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the September 18th Incident. At that time, the museum was called the September 18th Incident exhibition hall, and the main building is now the museum's landmark monument.

In 1995, the "September 18th" History Museum was expanded for the first time. In September 1997, Shenyang began to expand the museum. Within three months, donations and materials from all walks of life, overseas Chinese and international friends reached more than 50 million yuan. More than 3.66 million people from all walks of life, overseas Chinese and international friends made donations. Comrade Liu Huaqing, former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, went to Shenyang to lay the foundation for the expansion project.

On September 18, 1999, the new museum was completed and opened to the public. At the same time, it was renamed "September 18" historical museum. General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Jiang Zemin inscribed the name of the new museum.

On January 31, 2008, the reconstruction project for the basic display of the "September 18" historical museum was completed and reopened. The total investment in the construction of the September 18th Historical Museum has reached 130 million yuan.

Architectural features

September 18 The memorial to the September 18th Incident in the history museum is a hollow body made of brick, stone and cement. The shape of the monument is a huge map of Northeast China. There is a square in front of it. The base is surrounded by irregular green lawns. The whole building is 18 meters high, 30 meters wide and 11 meters thick. It is made of concrete and faced with granite On the left side of the calendar is engraved "September 18, 1931", and on the right side is the record of the incident.

Near the "September 18th" Historical Museum, there is a bomb monument of the "September 18th" incident, which was established by Japanese imperialism in 1938 to show off the "September 18th" incident that shocked China and foreign countries near liutiaohu, the "South Manchuria Railway". With its unique artistic form and profound ideological connotation, the museum and monument of the September 18th Incident express the eternal theme of never forgetting national humiliation and rejuvenating China.

Cultural relics collection

Classic collection

Precious historical materials

historical significance

As one of the 100 patriotic education bases in China, the "September 18th" historical museum is a museum that comprehensively reflects the history of the "September 18th" incident in the world. Through a large number of cultural relics, historical photos and various modern display means, the museum truly reflects the planning and launching of Japanese imperialism The "September 18th Incident" and the humiliating history of the cruel colonial rule over Northeast China reappear the historical picture of the northeast people and the people of the whole country working together under the leadership of the Communist Party of China to fight indefatigably and bloody and finally win the great victory of the Anti Japanese war. The overall display is a historical monument to record the solemn war of national liberation, and an important carrier of national humiliation education, revolutionary tradition education, modern history education and patriotism education to the people.

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Important events

On September 6, 1997, Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto paid a visit to Shenyang and wrote the four words "peace is precious" in front of the monument.

On November 2, 1997, the foundation of the "September 18" Historical Museum expansion project was officially laid. Liu Huaqing, former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the foundation laying ceremony and wrote an inscription: "learn from history, enrich the country and strengthen the army.".

At 9:00 a.m. on September 18, 1999, the opening ceremony of the new "September 18" historical museum was solemnly held. Jiang Zemin, then general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, wrote the title of the museum in his own handwriting.

On September 23, 1999, general Zhang Xueliang's Sister Zhang Huaimin visited the museum with her husband and son, and left a message "don't forget national humiliation".

On September 18, 2000, "the 69th anniversary of the September 18 Incident, do not forget national humiliation, revitalize China, and sign by ten thousand people" was held on the east side of the "relic monument" of the September 18 historical museum. Tens of thousands of citizens signed on the white cloth scroll. At 22:19:32 p.m., relevant leaders of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, outstanding engineers of the national defense industry, descendants of the Anti Japanese volunteers, workers captured by the Japanese aggressors in those years, and outstanding students who won awards in international and national competitions jointly sounded the "alarm bell".

On September 18, 2000, 20 former Japanese war criminals who had served in Fushun war criminals Management Office embraced each other excitedly when they saw Jin Yuan, the old director of the former management office, to express their gratitude. Many young faces in the party are the descendants of these war criminals. In front of the relic of the "September 18 History Museum", they bowed their heads devoutly and silently apologized to the dead martyrs. Some war criminals could not get up on their knees and apologized to the Chinese people.

On September 24, 2000, 12 Japanese orphans made a special trip from Japan to Shenyang to pay a visit to the "adoptive parents monument" placed in the "September 18" History Museum, in memory of the kindness of Chinese adoptive parents. These 12 people were all orphans of the Japanese Army during the Anti Japanese war. Most of them were raised by their parents in Northeast China.

On August 15, 2001, the launching ceremony of "don't forget" September 18 "and take the heroic road again and the people's indignation against Japanese aggression in Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin" was held in front of the main square of Shenyang "September 18" History Museum.

On September 17, 2003, 11 members of the Shenyang delegation of the surviving American prisoners of war came to Shenyang. The first stop was to visit the September 18 History Museum. On the same day, the surviving US prisoners of war delegation visited the family dormitory of the Sino Czech friendship factory, the former site of the US prisoners of war camp in Qingguang street, Dadong District. At 14:00 in Shenyang, they disclosed the evidence that the Japanese army had injected the prisoners with Yersinia pestis. Members of the delegation include Mrs. Aineng and Mrs. rosend, who were "No. 362 prisoner of war", Mrs. Li Qi and Mrs. Li Qi, who parachuted to rescue American prisoners of war, Mr. langery, President of Shenyang American prisoners of war association, whose father was a prisoner of war, and experts and scholars from the World Anti Japanese War historical facts Maintenance Association and the Japanese invasion history society. On the same day, a donation ceremony of "living evidence" was also held.

On April 30, 2004, "evidence of economic crime of Manchukuo ruling Northeast China -- Weighing Instrument Exhibition" was exhibited in "September 18" History Museum. According to the order of measuring instruments, measuring instruments, weighing instruments, and measuring instruments, this exhibition displays more than 120 measuring instruments in the period of the puppet "Manchukuo", aiming to use these real evidences of economic control to reveal once again the sinister intentions of the Japanese colonists towards Northeast China.

On August 15, 2005, Lian Zhan, honorary chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang, visited Shenyang's "September 18" History Museum. After the visit, Lien Chan wrote a message: clear up the history of the frigid wind and cold, protect the rivers and mountains of the trickle of spring.

September 18, 2005, in memory of the Chinese people's Anti Japanese war

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