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Guli Eighteen Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery

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The Guli Eighteen Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery is located within the North Martyrs' Cemetery in Guli Town. Facing south and covering an area of over 4,000 square meters, its main structure is a memorial monument. The front of the monument is inscribed with “Monument to Revolutionary Martyrs,” while the back features an elegiac address composed by the CPC Guli Town Committee and the People’s Government of Guli Town. At the entrance of the cemetery, there is a wall and gate pillars, with the words “Martyrs’ Cemetery” engraved at the top of the gate. The cemetery houses the remains of 18 martyrs, including Fan Jinshan, who sacrificed their lives during the War of Resistance against Japan in 1939. The site was renovated and the monument was erected in early 1966 and again restored in 1983. In 2002, it was relocated to the Guli Martyrs' Cemetery. In June 2007, this burial site was designated as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit.

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The Guli Eighteen Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery is a Suzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a classic red tourism attraction.

Guli Eighteen Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery

Located within the North Martyrs' Cemetery in Guli Town, the site faces south and covers an area of over 4,000 square meters. Its main structure is a memorial monument, with the front inscribed with “Monument to Revolutionary Martyrs” and the back featuring an elegiac address by the CPC Guli Town Committee and the People’s Government of Guli Town. The cemetery entrance is marked by a wall and gate pillars, with the words “Martyrs’ Cemetery” engraved at the top of the gate. It houses the remains of 18 martyrs, including Fan Jinshan, who died in the anti-Japanese struggle in 1939. The cemetery underwent renovations and monument erection in early 1966 and further restoration in 1983. In 2002, it was moved to the Guli Martyrs' Cemetery. In June 2007, it was announced as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit.

Guli Town: Guli Town is a National Historical and Cultural Town and a National Sanitary Town, located in the eastern suburbs of Changshu City. It enjoys a prominent geographical location—just 5 km from downtown Changshu, with National Highway 204 running through it. It lies 89 km from Shanghai to the east, 48 km from Suzhou to the south, 54 km from Wuxi to the west, and borders the Yangtze River to the north. It is also 10 km from Changshu Port and the planned Sutong Bridge. The ongoing Suzhou–Jiaxing–Hangzhou Expressway’s eastern interchange in Changshu is situated in Guli. The Qingdun Tang and Baimao Tang waterways run across the town, providing highly convenient land and water transportation.

On February 10, 2003, Guli Town and Miaquan Town were merged... More details about Guli Town++