Site of the Battle of Yijiangshan Islands

Site of the Battle of Yijiangshan Islands

The Site of the Battle of Yijiangshan Islands is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a classic red tourism destination.

After the liberation of mainland China, the Kuomintang army still occupied the islands, attempting to use Yijiangshan Island as a springboard to launch attacks on the mainland. On January 18, 1955, the land, sea, and air forces of the People's Liberation Army of China carried out their first joint operation. In less than two hours, they completely annihilated the Kuomintang forces on the island, achieving a major victory, which forced the Kuomintang garrisons stationed on islands such as Dachen, Pishan, Yushan, and Nandiao to flee in panic. With this, all coastal islands of Zhejiang were liberated.

After the liberation of Yijiangshan Island, the Kuomintang forces on Dachen Island withdrew quickly, and the island became largely deserted. Most of the military fortifications built by the Kuomintang army were preserved in their post-war state. Today, over 150 sites remain, including bunkers, hidden shelters, artillery positions, trenches, barracks, and docks.

At the end of 2004, the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the National Tourism Administration designated the Yijiangshan Island Battle Memorial Site in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, as a red tourism attraction, which includes the Site of the Battle of Yijiangshan Islands. In November 2008, the site was listed as a Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit of Jiaojiang District. On January 7, 2011, it was designated as a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

On October 7, 2019, the Site of the Battle of Yijiangshan Islands was included in the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further reading:

· First Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Eighth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units