Japanese Invasion-Era Fortifications in Shuizhaitun

Japanese Invasion-Era Fortifications in Shuizhaitun

The Japanese Invasion-Era Fortifications in Shuizhaitun are a cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province.

The Japanese Invasion-Era Fortifications in Shuizhaitun are located about 1,500 meters northwest of Shuizhaitun Village, Xishacheng Township, Huai’an County, with one at each end of the western side of Shuizhaitun Bridge.

According to the *Huai’an County Annals* and the *Huai’an County Transportation Annals*, after Japan invaded and occupied Huai’an in August 1937, to facilitate aggression and plunder, they constructed a semi-permanent bridge over the Nanyang River northwest of Shuizhaitun Village in 1941. To defend against attacks by Chinese anti-Japanese forces, two fortifications were built to protect the bridge.

Both fortifications are built of stone, with cement used for pointing, and feature observation holes and firing ports on all sides.

The Shuizhaitun Japanese Invasion-Era Fortifications serve as evidence of Japanese wartime atrocities and provide a vivid educational resource for patriotic education.

In February 2001, they were designated as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit by the People’s Government of Hebei Province.

Shuizhaitun Village: Located east of Provincial Highway 247, about 7.5 kilometers north of Chai’goubao County Town, Shuizhaitun Village has 4,010 mu of arable land (including 2,300 mu of irrigated land) and 900 mu of land returned to forest. The village has a registered population of 1,111 households (2,799 people), including 134 registered poor households (216 people). By 2018, 59 households (99 people) had been lifted out of poverty, with 75 households (117 people) remaining. The village has 58 Party members and 5 village cadres, with the Party secretary and village head being the same person. The main crop is corn, and the local economy is primarily based on small-scale transportation. There are two grain purchasing points in the village, as well as large... More details about Shuizhaitun Village++

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units in Hebei Province