Landing Site of the Japanese Invading Army at the South Gate of Jinshanwei City

Landing Site of the Japanese Invading Army at the South Gate of Jinshanwei City

The Landing Site of the Japanese Invading Army at the South Gate of Jinshanwei City is a cultural relics protection unit of Shanghai Municipality.

Landing Site of the Japanese Invading Army at the South Gate of Jinshanwei City

On August 13, 1937, the Japanese army launched the Battle of Shanghai in Shanghai. After three months of fierce fighting, although the Nationalist Army paid a huge sacrifice, reinforcements continuously arrived from all over the country, making it difficult for the Japanese to launch a direct assault. On November 5, 1937 (the third day of the tenth lunar month), the invading Japanese army landed on the coastal area of Jinshanwei with a force of 100,000 troops, attempting to encircle the Nationalist Army and directly advance toward Nanjing. The defending coastal troops, despite being vastly outnumbered, fought desperately and bravely against the enemy. However, due to the overwhelming disparity in strength, only a little over 40 soldiers managed to break through the encirclement, while the rest heroically sacrificed their lives. After landing, the Japanese army carried out a massacre of unarmed civilians in the city, implemented the “three alls” policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), and committed the horrifying “Third Day of the Tenth Lunar Month” Massacre.

In 1984, the municipal government designated the Landing Site of the Japanese Invading Army at the South Gate of Jinshanwei City as a Shanghai Municipal Memorial Site for the War of Resistance Against Japan. In 2014, the municipal people's government announced the site as a cultural relics protection unit.