Chongqing Bombing Massacre Site

Chongqing Bombing Massacre Site

The Chongqing Bombing Massacre Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, from 1937 to 1938, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan were successively occupied by the Japanese invaders. The "Nationalist Government" retreated step-by-step along the Yangtze River to Chongqing. Thereafter, Chongqing not only became the "Nationalist Government’s" provisional capital and the center of politics, military, and culture, but also the primary aerial bombing target in Japan’s strategy of "bombing China into submission." According to historical records: between 1938 and 1943, Japanese aircraft conducted 203 air raids on Chongqing (including areas under air surveillance), deploying 437 sorties and 9,166 individual planes. These attacks destroyed or burned 17,452 buildings, comprising 37,182 rooms, and caused over 25,000 casualties. Among these, on the night of June 5, 1941, 24 Japanese planes launched a surprise attack on Chongqing in three waves. During more than five hours of relentless bombing, a suffocation and trampling tragedy occurred in three air-raid shelters in Yuzhong District — Shiba Ti, Limeishi, and Yanwuting (now Ciqi Street) — shocking the world and leaving scenes too horrific to behold. This disaster resulted in approximately 2,500 casualties.

Japan’s bombings brought boundless grief and suffering to the people of Chongqing. The Great Tunnel Massacre was an unprecedented and unspeakably tragic event in history. After the liberation of Chongqing, relevant departments cleaned and repaired the Jiaochangkou Tunnel. The Chongqing Bombing Massacre Site was established in Jiaochangkou, Yuzhong District, Chongqing. On July 6, 1987, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, a monument titled “Record of the Japanese Bombing of Chongqing” was unveiled here, and the site was listed as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in Chongqing.

Chongqing Bombing Massacre Site (Ciqi Street, Yuzhong District): A horrifying event that shocked the world — a historically unparalleled “living coffin.” The Japanese invaders buried countless innocent souls alive, their numbers unknown. Today, the surrounding skyscrapers have erased the old sights, but we must never forget the endless grief and suffering brought by war. The crimes of war are there for history to bear witness.