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

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

Lindsay, Michael

Identifier

ML03-d021

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

Hebei

Estimated Date

August 1941

Photographer

Lindsay, Michael

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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