The Memorial Sites of the Nanjing Massacre () comprise a collection of monuments established by the municipal government of Nanjing alongside various organizations and individuals to honor the victims of the Nanjing Massacre perpetrated by the Japanese invading forces. These memorials are situated at locations where mass killings occurred and at the remnants of burial sites for the victims. The inaugural monument was established in 1947, and by 2009, there existed a total of 23 monuments commemorating the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

These include the Xiaguan Power Plant, the Tomb of the Guangdong Army, Yijiangmen, Zhongshan Dock, Coal Harbor, Torpedo Battalion, Caoxiao Gorge, Yantziji, Eastern Suburb, Jiangdongmen, Pudu Temple, Shangxinhe, Hanzhongmen, Qingliang Mountain, Wutaishan, North Pole Pavilion, Zhengjue Temple, Jinling University, Flower Goddess Temple, Xianhemen, Taiping Men, Hushan Village, and Xigangtou, which encompasses clusters of burial sites.鱼雷营南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念碑被遗忘了26年学者呼吁尽快补上[N]. 现代快报, December 16, 2011.段月萍. 侵华日军南京大屠杀遗址纪念碑[J]. 抗日战争研究, 1994(04).“南京大屠杀”遇难同胞纪念碑 [OL]. 南京大学小百合站, December 14, 2009.寻访南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念碑 . 南京大屠杀70周年祭龙虎网专题, 2007.

Memorials to the Sites Memorial Sites of the Nanjing Massacre#Name of monumentPhotoLocationTime of ErectionUnit for ErectionNote1Xiaguan Power Plant Monument to Dead Workers ()孙宅巍. 南京电厂死难工人纪念碑的变迁[J]. 档案与建设, 2008(12).Gulou, NanjingXiaguan Power PlantBuilt on April 17, 1947Remodeled on June 15, 1951Moved in July 2000Xiaguan Power PlantInitially referred to as the “Martyrs Monument,” the capital power plant was established on April 17, 1947. In 1951, another memorial was constructed to honor the present, merging the commemoration of the power plant associated with the Nanjing Massacre, which resulted in the deaths of 45 workers, and the Republic of China Air Force air raids in 1950 that claimed 2 workers' lives, thereafter relocating to the original location.2 Conglomerate Burial Ground Monument ()挹江门丛葬地纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Gulou, NanjingOutside Yijiangmen and inside Hydrangea ParkAugust 15, 1985Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentThe Yijiangmen neighborhood is one of the sites where the remains of my compatriots, who perished during the Nanjing Massacre by the invading Japanese army, are interred in clusters. Between December 1937 and May 1938, the Nanjing Chongshantang, along with other philanthropic organizations, gathered the remains of over 5,100 victims in six consecutive batches and interred them at Yijiangmen's East City Roots and the adjacent Jiangjiajia Pomegranate Garden. 3Memorial to the Victims at the Zhongshan Wharf ()中山码头遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Gulou, NanjingZhongshan Wharf by the riverside roadside, at the intersection of Jianning West RoadAugust 15, 1985Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentZhongshan Wharf is a location of the Nanjing Massacre perpetrated by the invading Japanese army, where over 10,000 young and able-bodied refugees, seeking safety in the International Safety Zone, were ruthlessly killed. On the evening of December 16, 1937, the Japanese army apprehended a so-called "soldier" among the refugees residing in the former Overseas Chinese Guest House, suspected of being linked to over 5,000 individuals. They were collectively executed by machine-gunning and subsequently disposed of in the river. On December 18, the Japanese forces, in addition to the refugees residing in Dafang Lane, sought out around 4,000 young individuals, who were subsequently executed by machine-gun fire. In this instance, the Japanese troops also shot more than 800 refugees near Nantong Road, North Mai Di, and the banks of the Nine A Wei River. 4Memorial to the Victims at the Coal Harbor ()Gulou, NanjingEast Fortress StreetAugust 15, 1985Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentCoal Harbor is a principal location of the Nanjing Massacre during the Japanese invasion of China. On December 17, 1937, the Japanese army apprehended over 3,000 disarmed soldiers and civilians from various regions of China, detaining them along the downstream riverside of Coal Harbor, where they were executed by machine-gun fire. Those who were wounded but still alive were subsequently transported to nearby thatched huts and incinerated, including forty-five employees of the capital power plant.5 Memorial to the Victims at the Yulei Camp ()Gulou, NanjingNortheast corner of Jinling ShipyardDecember 13, 2015On the night of December 15, 1937, the invading Japanese army executed around 9,000 civilians, along with disarmed officers and soldiers, who had been apprehended in Nanking, by transporting them to the Yulei Camp and subjecting them to mass machine-gun fire. In the same month, the Japanese troops at the Yulei Camp and Baota Bridge area again slaughtered almost 30,000 individuals. The victims' remains were exposed in the barracks dock and other locations, deplorable, until February 1938. Subsequently, the Red Swastika interred bodies at the site, with over 5,000 corpses buried over the span of three days: February 19, 21 and 22.6Memorial to the Victims at the Caoxiexia ()草鞋峡遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Gulou, Nanjing200 meters east of Sangwon Gate beneath 1985Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentOn December 13, 1937, following the Japanese invasion and occupation of Nanjing, over 57,000 refugees and disarmed Chinese soldiers fled along the river at Xiaguan, to be captured by the Japanese army and imprisoned at the base of Mufu Mountain. On the night of December 18, the Japanese army escorted the remaining refugees to Caoxuexia, where they were executed en masse by machine gun fire. A limited number of injured but not deceased Chinese individuals were then killed by the Japanese army using bayonets; following this, the Japanese army committed arson, leaving all remains abandoned in the river.7Memorial to the Victims at the Swallow Rock ()燕子矶江滩遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Swallow Rock, Qixia DistrictAugust 1985Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentIn December 1937, during the onset of the Japanese invasion of China, refugees from Nanjing surged in large numbers, including over 30,000 disarmed soldiers and more than 20,000 civilians, who congregated at the banks of the Yanzi Jie river, attempting to cross northward to escape. Japanese ships were blockaded and subsequently encircled by a substantial contingent of Japanese forces, who then unleashed machine-gun fire, resulting in the deaths of almost 50,000 individuals. 8Memorial to the Victims at the ()江东门遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007. Jianye DistrictPebble Square in Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese InvadersAugust 15, 1985Nanjing Municipal People's Government9Monument to the Pude Temple Clump Burial Ground ()普德寺丛葬地纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Yuhuatai DistrictNanjing Radio and Television Service Center Television TowerAugust 1985Nanjing Municipal People's Government10Memorial to Victims at Shangxinhe()上新河地区遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Jianye DistrictCotton Dike11Memorial to Victims at Hanzhong Gate ()汉中门外遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Gulou, NanjingHanzhongmen BridgeAugust 15, 1985Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentPeople's Government of Gulou District12Memorial to Victims at Qingliang Mountain ()清凉山遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Gulou, NanjingNext to the auditorium on the Hohai University Qingliangshan Park CampusAugust 15, 1985Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentEast China Institute of Water Resources13Memorial to Victims at Beiji Ge ()北极阁附近遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Xuanwu DistrictNorth side of East Beijing Road-Jinxianghe Road at the southern foot of Arctic PavilionAugust 15, 1985Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentPeople's Government of Xuanwu District14Memorial to Victims at Zhengjue Temple () 正觉寺遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Qinhuai DistrictWudingmen, Changle RoadDecember 13, 1987Nanjing Municipal People's Government15Eastern Suburbs Burial Ground Memorial ()东郊丛葬地纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007. East of Linggu TempleReestablished in May 1988Nanjing Municipal People's Government16Wutaishan Burial Ground Memorial ()五台山丛葬地纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Gulou, NanjingSouthwest corner of Nanjing Wutaishan StadiumJuly 1988Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentPeople's Government of Gulou District17Jinling University Refugee Shelter and Monument to the Victims ()金陵大学难民收容所及遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Gulou, NanjingDepartment of Astronomy, Gulou Campus, Nanjing University1996年5月Nanjing Municipal People's Government Nanjing University18Flower Temple Area Bush Burial Site Memorial ()花神庙地区丛葬地纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Yuhuataientrance of Yuhua GongdeyuanRe-established in December 2001Nanjing Municipal People's GovernmentPeople's Government of Yuhuatai District19Tangshan Hushan Village "Learning from History" Monument ()汤山湖山村"以史为鉴碑" . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Hushan Village, Tangshan Street, Jiangning District Village CemeteryAugust 15, 2005Hushan Village20Xigangtou Memorial ()Xigangtou Natural Village, Tangshan Street, Jiangning District Cemetery of Xigangtou VillageApril 5, 2006Xigangtou Village21Memorial to Victims at Xianhe Gateway ()Qixia District2 Xianhemen Road2007Nanjing Municipal People's Government22Memorial to Victims at Taiping Gateway ()太平门遇难同胞纪念碑 . 龙虎网专题, 2007.Xuanwu DistrictNear the Xuanwu LakeDecember 13, 2007Nanjing Municipal People's Government, Association for the Promotion of Sino-Japanese Friendship among Overseas Chinese in Japan ()On December 13, 1937, the 16th Division of the 33rd Wing, Sixth Squadron, along with other invading Japanese forces near Taipingmen, Nanjing, compelled approximately 1,300 Chinese officers, soldiers, and innocent civilians to surrender. They were encircled by barbed wire and pre-buried mines, subjected to machine gun fire, and subsequently doused with gasoline and incinerated. The following day, the Japanese army conducted a further examination of the corpses, using bayonets to finish off the near-dead, culminating in the collective massacre at Taipingmen. No Chinese individuals survived the Taipingmen slaughter. In 2007, to honor the innocent Chinese victims near Taipingmen, the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invasion, the Association for the Promotion of Sino-Japanese Friendship and Exchanges among Overseas Chinese Travelers in Japan, the National Liaison Association of Japan commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre victims, and the Japanese delegation of the “Mindfulness of Nanking” collaboratively erected a monument at this site.23Tombstone of Martyrs of the Anti-Japanese Cantonese Army ()孙宅巍. 首座南京大屠杀遇难军人纪念碑 . 档案与建设, 2010(12).Zhangwangmiao, Central GatewayMoved in October 1941Rebuilt in December 2000Guangdong Villa CouncilIn 1937, Guangdong soldiers participated in the Battle of Shanghai, with the wounded remaining at the Bafutang Hospital in Nanjing. On December 13, 1937, Japanese troops seized Nanjing, where the medically wounded were slaughtered and thereafter hastily interred in the countryside by the Guangdong Fellowship Association. In July 2000, the Guangdong Villa Council conducted a research to raise funds for the renovation of the victims' mausoleum to honor the pioneers.

See also Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre

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