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Remnants of the Japanese "Central China Mining Company"

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The site includes a "mass grave," an "execution ground," bunkers, and living quarters, scattered around the Maoyang Fluorite Mine area. On May 18, 1941, over 200 Japanese invaders, escorting more than 500 laborers, invaded Maoyang and established the "Central China Mining Company." Subsequently, they forcibly seized mining areas, drove away residents, built bunkers, set up electric fences, and looted fluorite resources. The "mass grave" is located at the foot of Shanghushan in Maoyang, divided into eastern and western sections about 11 meters apart. The bodies of miners who were killed by the Japanese, died of illness, or perished in collapses, roof falls, or accidents were dumped here—approximately 2,700 in total. In 1962, a large number of white bones were unearthed. The eastern section has since been planted with crops, while the western section remains wasteland. The "execution ground" is situated on the mountainside of Longjiao Mountain, about a hundred meters from the mass grave, where Japanese invaders massacred anti-Japanese fighters and innocent civilians. Three bunkers still exist: one on Shuitoujianshan, featuring five gunports and controlling the western passage of the mining area; one on Wushijiao, with two levels, five gunports, and three observation holes; and another on Jinshantou, with four gunports. All three bunkers are cylindrical structures built with rubble stone and cement-filled joints. Two underground shelters also remain: one at the foot of Dayantougang, a rectangular brick structure; and another in Ligangbu, a rectangular reinforced concrete building. At the foot of Dayantougang on the western side of the mining area, remnants of the walls of the Japanese battalion headquarters barracks can still be seen. In 1997, the "Exhibition Hall of Japanese Invasion Crimes in Xiangshan" was established.

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The remnants of the Japanese "Central China Mining Company" are a cultural heritage site protected by Xiangshan County.

The site includes a "mass grave," an "execution ground," bunkers, and living quarters, scattered around the Maoyang Fluorite Mine area. On May 18, 1941, over 200 Japanese invaders, escorting more than 500 laborers, invaded Maoyang and established the "Central China Mining Company." Subsequently, they forcibly seized mining areas, drove away residents, built bunkers, set up electric fences, and looted fluorite resources. The "mass grave" is located at the foot of Shanghushan in Maoyang, divided into eastern and western sections about 11 meters apart. The bodies of miners who were killed by the Japanese, died of illness, or perished in collapses, roof falls, or accidents were dumped here—approximately 2,700 in total. In 1962, a large number of white bones were unearthed. The eastern section has since been planted with crops, while the western section remains wasteland. The "execution ground" is situated on the mountainside of Longjiao Mountain, about a hundred meters from the mass grave, where Japanese invaders massacred anti-Japanese fighters and innocent civilians. Three bunkers still exist: one on Shuitoujianshan, featuring five gunports and controlling the western passage of the mining area; one on Wushijiao, with two levels, five gunports, and three observation holes; and another on Jinshantou, with four gunports. All three bunkers are cylindrical structures built with rubble stone and cement-filled joints. Two underground shelters also remain: one at the foot of Dayantougang, a rectangular brick structure; and another in Ligangbu, a rectangular reinforced concrete building. At the foot of Dayantougang on the western side of the mining area, remnants of the walls of the Japanese battalion headquarters barracks can still be seen. In 1997, the "Exhibition Hall of Japanese Invasion Crimes in Xiangshan" was established.