The Sikuanshi Anti-Japanese Allied Forces (AAAF) Site

The Sikuanshi Anti-Japanese Allied Forces (AAAF) Site

The Sikuanshi Anti-Japanese Allied Forces (AAAF) Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Sikuanshi Anti-Japanese Allied Forces (AAAF) Site is a cultural heritage scenic area in our region, located within Haolianghe in Nancha District and under the jurisdiction of the Haolianghe Forest Management Office. Between 1935 and 1936, the AAAF's Third and Sixth Armies established a rear base around Sikuanshi, which included a uniform factory, a field hospital for wounded soldiers, camps, and more. Renowned AAAF leaders such as Zhao Shangzhi, Li Zhaolin, Feng Zhongyun, Zhou Baozhong, Dai Hongbin, and Zhang Lansheng once worked here. This site was where the Temporary Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in Northern Manchuria held important meetings and also served as a battlefield where AAAF soldiers fought bravely against the Japanese invaders. After liberation, it hosted return visits from veteran AAAF fighters such as Chen Lei, Wang Minggui, Zhang Xiang, Jin Bowen, Xia Fenglin, Wang Jun, Li Min, and Li Zaidi. The Sikuanshi AAAF Site, the base of the AAAF's Third and Sixth Armies, was approved as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit by the provincial government in 1986. It holds significant importance and impact for educating future generations about revolutionary traditions.

Sikuanshi is situated at the junction of Yilan, Tangyuan, and Nancha counties, at a high altitude with overlapping peaks and beautiful scenery. The scenic area consists of Yuèfēng Mountain, Hóngshílāzi, Tiělǐng, Tuólóng Peak, a martyrs’ cemetery, and the ruins of a uniform factory. The main highlights include Yuèfēng Mountain, Hóngshílāzi, and Tiělǐng. Among them, Yuèfēng Mountain features the Moon Gate, Moon Peak, an observation platform, Tiger’s Mouth, a training ground, a military horse farm, and an AAAF well. Here stands the “Sikuanshi AAAF Memorial Monument” established by the early district and county governments, along with five inscribed stone markers. Hóngshílāzi gets its name from being dyed red by azaleas and maple leaves in spring and autumn, and the landscape includes Red Stone Peak, a crack in the mountain (One-Line Sky), an axe-split rock face, and a plank walkway. The Tiělǐng landscape features an AAAF cave (Sixth Army hospital), a large stone shelter, hidden camps, AAAF sentry posts, passages to hidden camps, and the tomb of Yu Baohe.