Tombs of Chinese and Japanese soldiers who died at the end of the Sino Japanese War of 1895

The tomb of the martyrs in the Sino Japanese War of 1895-1895 is a memorial scenic spot built to commemorate the martyrs of the Qing army in the Sino Japanese War of 1895-1895. It is an important part of the construction of the Sino Japanese War of 1895-1895. The scenic spot is divided into four parts: memorial archway, statue of soldiers, memorial relief and exhibition room.

The memorial archway is made of white marble, and the statues of soldiers are designed, manufactured and installed by Lu Xun Academy of fine arts. The memorial relief was also made for Lu Xun Academy of fine arts, reflecting the atrocities of Japanese invasion of China and the scenes of the Qing army and the people fighting bravely. In commemoration of the two iron cannons before the relief, it seems that they are looking up to the sky and roaring, unwilling to fail a hundred years ago. After the relief, there is a record of rebuilding the bones of the soldiers who died in the late Jiawu War.

Tombs of Chinese and Japanese soldiers who died at the end of the Sino Japanese War of 1895

Located in Tianzhuangtai Town, Dawa District, Panjin City, Liaoning Province, the tomb of the soldiers who died in the Sino Japanese War of 1895-1895 covers an area of about 10000 square meters. It is a memorial scenic spot built to commemorate the soldiers who died in the Sino Japanese War of 1895-1895.

background

Tianzhuangtai is one of the battlefields of Sino Japanese War of 1894-1895, which broke out more than 100 years ago. Tianzhuangtai battle is also the last land war with the largest scale and the most intense in Liaodong battlefield. The failure of this war doomed the outcome of the war of 1894-1895. Before the end of the Sino Japanese War of 1894-1895, Tianzhuangtai was an important waterway in the lower reaches of Liaohe River. At one time, there were many merchants, many sailboats and workshops. It was an ancient town of liaoshui in Northeast China. From March 7 to 9, 1895, the last land battle of Sino Japanese Sino Japanese War of 1895 started in Tianzhuangtai. The battle was fierce and heavy casualties were heavy. More than 2300 Qing troops were killed in the battle and more than 600 innocent people were killed. After a devastating blow, the battle for prosperity of the ancient town was over. The Sino Japanese War of 1894-1895 ended with the defeat of the Qing government, accompanied by the humiliating signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan. China was faced with an unprecedented national crisis. Although the Qing army ended in a rout, the spirit of "dying for the national calamity and looking upon death as a sudden return" was burning day by day. This is not only a tragic history, but also a heroic chapter for the Chinese nation to fight against aggression.

Over the years, in order to commemorate the Qing soldiers who "recommended Xuanyuan with warm blood" in the bloody battle of Tianzhuangtai, and let future generations remember the history of this disaster, "the bell sounds like an alarm, and the grief and indignation will be turned into a grand plan". Panjin City, Dawa District and Tianzhuangtai town have actively excavated and repaired the ruins of the late Jiawu War, successively determined the place where the Qing soldiers died, researched the site of Song Qing command post, and explored The relics of the ancient battlefield in Dongliang city have been excavated, and a large number of war literature and history data have been collected, which has a high value of cultural relics protection.

brief introduction

The tomb of the soldiers who died in the late Jiawu War is a project of the site group of the late Jiawu War. It is mainly composed of the tomb of the soldiers who died in the battle of the Qing army, memorial archway, statue of the soldiers, memorial relief and exhibition room. The memorial archway is a Han white jade imitation archway, on which there are several vigorous and powerful characters: "the tomb of the soldiers who died in the war between China and Japan at the end of Jiawu". There is a memorial couplet on the left and right. The first couplet is: the first couplet is: the first couplet is: the first couplet is: the second couplet is: the second couplet is: the second couplet is: the second couplet is: the second couplet is: the second couplet is: the second couplet is: the second couplet is: the third couplet is: the. When visitors come here, they all look up and sigh with emotion, praying for the spirits of the dead and sighing for the history that they can't go back.

The statue is 3.99 meters high and vivid, which fully embodies the heroic spirit of the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty who killed the enemy bravely and regarded death as if they were at home, and the patriotic feelings of sharing common hatred and serving the country. After the statues are the tombs of the martyrs. On the front of the blue stone tablet in front of the tomb is written: Tomb of the bones of the Qing army. Written on the back: at the end of Guangxu B, Shuai came from the south. Flag dance, bloody world. The total length of the relief is 34.5 meters and the height is 2.85 meters. Behind it is the record of rebuilding the bone tombs of the soldiers who died in the late Jiawu War, which reads: "a hundred years has passed, and a thousand years have changed; the smoke of gunpowder is gradually far away, and the spirit is still there."

In the tomb area, there are also one bronze statue of the general of the Qing army, six bronze reliefs, one stone carving of ancient battlefield image, two artillery models of the Qing army and 30 statues of white marble and stone lions.

significance

Since the tomb was built and opened, people from all walks of life, teenagers and students have come here to carry out patriotism and national defense education activities. At the same time, they have also received foreign friends for many times. It receives more than 50000 person times every year. In April 2003, it was approved as a provincial cultural relics protection unit. In March 2005, it was named Liaoning patriotic education demonstration base by the Propaganda Department of the provincial Party committee. In April 2004, it was named Liaoning national defense education base by the provincial National Defense Education Committee, and in April 2007, it was renamed Liaoning national defense education base by the provincial government.

In order to build the ruins of the late Jiawu War into a landmark project to show the national integrity, they are carrying out the second and third phases of the project, which mainly includes the excavation and repair of the fort site, the main battlefield site, and the construction of the memorial hall and monument of the late Jiawu war, in order to do their best to protect this precious historical heritage. The second phase of the project includes the ancient fort and the Qing army command post and other related cultural relics. The third phase of the project includes the Campaign Memorial Hall, the memorial tower and the water observatory. It covers an area of 15000 square meters and a construction area of 3000 square meters. After completion, as the only remaining land war site group in the Sino Japanese War of 1894-1895, it will further play the role of patriotism and national defense education of "learning from history and warning future generations" with complete supporting facilities.

Address: Tianzhuangtai Town, Dawa County, Panjin City

Longitude: 122.067109375

Latitude: 41.079257001905

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: take the bus from Panjin City to Tianzhuangtai town

Ticket information: 5 yuan

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