Jinchaji Border Region War Resistance Martyrs' Memorial (晋察冀边区抗战烈士纪念塔), Tang County (唐县), Hebei Province
Collection
Identifier
ML03-d021
Copyright
© Lindsay Family
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: ML03-d021. The war memorial, built by the Eighth Route Army, was completed in August 1941, and destroyed on 15 October 1941. See an account of this in 'Dragon Fangs' by Claire and William Band (George Allen & Unwin, 1947) on pages 130-131. The Jinchaji Border Region War Resistance Martyrs' Memorial (晋察冀边区抗战烈士纪念塔) was near Dr Norman Bethune (白求恩)'s grave and memorial. Translation of Chinese characters on the gate (高山向往): Respectable like great mountains. Translation of the Chinese characters on the memorial (晋察冀边区抗战烈士纪念塔): Jinchahi Border Region War Resistance Martyrs' Memorial Pagoda. See ML03-d018, ML03-d019, ML03-d020 and ML06-d105.
Location
Estimated Date
August 1941
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
