Former Site of the Japanese Consulate in Gando

Former Site of the Japanese Consulate in Gando

The former site of the Japanese Consulate in Gando is a cultural relic protection unit of Jilin Province.

The former site of the Japanese Consulate in Gando was established in 1907 when Japan dispatched police to Longjing Village under the pretext of “protecting the lives and property of Koreans,” setting up what was called the “Temporary Police Office of the Residency-General in Gando.” Saito Kijirō was appointed as the head of the office. In September 1909, Japanese imperialism and the Qing government signed the “Tumen River Korean-Chinese Border Agreement.” According to this treaty, the Japanese empire abolished the original police office in November of the same year and established the “Japanese Consulate General in Gando.” The original building of the “Japanese Consulate General in Gando” was destroyed by fire on November 27, 1922, after which the main building of the consulate general was rebuilt. It covered an area of 42,994 square meters, with a construction area of 2,503 square meters, and was completed by 1926. The “Japanese Consulate General in Gando” had four consular sub-offices in Yanji, Baicaogou, and Hunchun, along with 19 police substations. On November 5, 1937, in accordance with the “Treaty Regarding the Abolition of Extraterritorial Rights in Manchukuo and the Transfer of the Administration of South Manchuria Railway Zone,” the Japanese empire abolished the consulate general, its sub-offices, and police institutions in December of the same year.

As a key institution for suppressing the anti-aggression struggles of the people of all ethnic groups in Yanbian and for the rampant looting of the region’s wealth, the “Japanese Consulate General in Gando” played a crucial role in repressing anti-Japanese patriotic armed forces and the populace. Today, as ironclad evidence of Japanese imperialist aggression against China, it serves as an important educational resource for youth in fostering anti-imperialist and patriotic sentiments.