Sujiagu Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery

Sujiagu Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery

Sujiagu Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery is a cultural relic protection unit of Shandong Province and a patriotic education base.

Sujiagu Anti-Japanese Martyrs' Cemetery is located about 2 kilometers southwest of the town center of Zhengcheng in Pingyi County, covering an area of 10,000 square meters. It houses 273 tombs of anti-Japanese martyrs and 10 sets of memorial stelae. The cemetery features 7,000 square meters of green space, with lush vegetation and towering pines and cypresses. The Sujiagu Anti-Japanese Martyrs Memorial Hall was completed in October 2010. The former State Councilor and Minister of National Defense, Comrade [Name Redacted], inscribed the name of the hall. Memorial facilities within the cemetery include the Anti-Japanese Martyrs Monument, a memorial pavilion, and a wisteria-covered corridor. The site offers comprehensive promotional materials and guided tour scripts, employs full-time education and publicity staff, and maintains a professional reception team combining guides and volunteers. It has been open to the public free of charge since its establishment.

In 2005, with support from all sectors of society, the Party Committee and government of Zhengcheng Town raised 1.2 million yuan to restore the martyrs' cemetery. This included renovating the cemetery entrance, relocating the remains of 92 martyrs from the Sujiagu battle site, reinstalling the memorial stele, constructing a 410-meter perimeter wall, and planting 3,600 trees including pines, cypresses, hibiscus, and locusts. In 2006, it was designated as an Education Base for the Yimeng Spirit by the Publicity Department of the Linyi Municipal Committee of the CPC, and in 2007, it was recognized as a Linyi Municipal Party Member Education Base by the Organization Department of the Linyi Municipal Committee of the CPC.

Since 2012, with assistance from the Pingyi County Civil Affairs Bureau, the Party Committee and government of Zhengcheng Town have invested 1.05 million yuan to pave 1,280 square meters of pathways within the cemetery. Each martyr’s grave was renovated with unified tomb structures, tombstones, and bases at a cost of 2,600 yuan per site. On April 6, 2012, the remains of 50 martyrs previously buried in Baiyan Town and 15 from the former Weizhuang Township were relocated to the cemetery, forming its current scale. In December 2015, it was listed as the fifth batch of Patriotic Education Bases in Shandong Province.

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Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units in Shandong Province