The Anti-Japanese War Fortress at North Baima Lake

The Anti-Japanese War Fortress at North Baima Lake

The Anti-Japanese War Fortress at North Baima Lake is a cultural relic protection unit of Hunan Province.

The Anti-Japanese War Fortress at North Baima Lake is part of the bunker complex from the Changde Campaign and is located in Group 7, Baima Lake Village, Nanping Township, Wuling District.

The Anti-Japanese War Fortress at North Baima Lake was one of the defensive structures built around the urban area by the 74th Army of the Nationalist forces during the Sino-Japanese Changde Campaign in 1943. It is situated on the north side of Baima Lake in the urban area of Changde. To its south is another bunker, which functioned as a crucial support position to prevent enemy forces from breaking through the flanks and attacking the main defensive positions of the 57th Division stationed on Héfú Mountain and Huángtǔ Mountain. The main structure of the fortress was constructed with cement and crushed stone, featuring a firing slit facing north. The thickness of the wall at the receiving end of the firing slit is approximately 70 centimeters, and the top is also about 70 centimeters thick. It was built using Allied-supplied cement and crushed stone during World War II.

In January 2011, the Anti-Japanese War Fortress at North Baima Lake was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Hunan Province by the People's Government of Hunan Province.