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Memorial Cemetery of Martyr Kuibyshev

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In 1936, Kuibyshev was sent to China by the Soviet government to aid in the War of Resistance against Japan. On October 14, 1939, he led the "Sokol" (Falcon) Squadron from Chengdu to attack Japanese-occupied Wuhan, bombing enemy airfields and military docks, and shot down six Japanese aircraft during aerial combat. On the return journey, both he and his plane were wounded in the battle, and he eventually crashed into the Yangtze River at the Hongshaji section in Wanzhou. He gave his blood and life for the great victory of the Chinese people against the Japanese air forces, but he himself rests forever in the land of Wanzhou. In 1958, to commemorate this great internationalist fighter, the state allocated special funds to build the Memorial Cemetery of Martyr Kuibyshev within Xishan Park.

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The Memorial Cemetery of Martyr Kuibyshev is a Chongqing Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit and a classic red tourism attraction.

In 1936, Kuibyshev was sent to China by the Soviet government to aid in the War of Resistance against Japan. On October 14, 1939, he led the "Sokol" (Falcon) Squadron from Chengdu to attack Japanese-occupied Wuhan, bombing enemy airfields and military docks, and shot down six Japanese aircraft during aerial combat. On the return journey, both he and his plane were wounded in the battle, and he eventually crashed into the Yangtze River at the Hongshaji section in Wanzhou. He gave his blood and life for the great victory of the Chinese people against the Japanese air forces, but he himself rests forever in the land of Wanzhou. In 1958, to commemorate this great internationalist fighter, the state allocated special funds to build the Memorial Cemetery of Martyr Kuibyshev within Xishan Park.

The cemetery covers an area of 1,600 square meters and consists of a screen wall, flower stands, a bronze statue of the martyr, a tombstone, and the burial chamber. In 1987, it was designated as a Revolutionary Memorial Building of Sichuan Province by the People’s Government of Sichuan Province; in September 2000, it was designated as a Chongqing Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit by the People’s Government of Chongqing Municipality; and in March 2009, it was named as a Fifth Batch National Key Martyrs’ Memorial Building Protection Unit. It is one of the key sites for patriotic education in Wanzhou District. During holidays such as Qingming Festival, July 1st, and August 1st, citizens from all walks of life spontaneously organize visits to the Martyr Kuibyshev Cemetery, with annual visitor numbers reaching over 100,000.

On September 12, 2003, Wanzhou District of Chongqing Municipality and Cherkasy City of Ukraine established a sister-city relationship.

Source: Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China