Dongcha Anti-Japanese Heroes Monument

Dongcha Anti-Japanese Heroes Monument

The Dongcha Anti-Japanese Heroes Monument is a classic red tourism site.

The Anti-Japanese Heroes Monument is situated on the mountainside by the Ant River at the entrance of Xiaobabao Valley, Group 8, Dongcha Village, Qinghe Town, Ji'an City, about 50 li from Qinghe Town. It is a natural granite stone tablet, well-preserved, though the inscriptions are not easily readable. The front of the monument bears the inscription (vertical): Anti-Japanese Heroes of the First Division, First Front Army, First Route Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army — Their Valor Lives Forever; the back of the monument reads: The feats of the Anti-Japanese United Army will be forever engraved in history, and the heroic names of the martyrs will live on through the ages.

On August 2, 1938, the national hero Yang Jingyu, learning that the enemy was harassing Changgang, led his troops to ambush them. Yang Junheng, Chief of Staff of the First Army of the Anti-Japanese United Army, fought bravely at the forefront, leading the charge against the enemy and annihilating most of the 41st Regiment of the Japanese puppet Suo Brigade. Unfortunately, Yang Junheng and over ten other Anti-Japanese United Army soldiers died heroically in battle. In mourning for these loyal spirits, this monument was erected with inscribed text to commemorate them forever.

This monument was built on April 5, 1983, by the people of Ji'an City to commemorate more than ten soldiers, including Yang Junheng, Chief of Staff of the First Army of the Anti-Japanese United Army, who sacrificed their lives in the ambush battle at Changgang on August 2, 1938, against the Suo Brigade, known as the “Flower of Manchukuo’s Bandit Suppression.” It serves as an important base for patriotic education by the Ji'an City and Qinghe Town governments.

Source: Party School of Ji'an Municipal Committee

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