Dongning Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery

　　Dongning Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery is situated on the hilltop of Xishan in Xishan Community, Dongning Town, Dongning County, Mudanjiang City. GPS coordinates: 131°06'17.8" east longitude, 44°03'32.3" north latitude, at an elevation of 173 meters. Established after the founding of the People’s Republic of China by the Dongning County Government to commemorate martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the War of Resistance against Japan, the Liberation War, and the Korean War. The Dongning Revolutionary Martyrs Monument was first built on October 1, 1959, covering an area of 107,000 square meters, with a building area of 168 square meters. Behind the monument lie five martyrs’ tombs. However, after more than 40 years of weathering, the monument deteriorated severely. In 2003, the Dongning County Party Committee and County Government raised over 300,000 yuan to rebuild the Dongning Revolutionary Martyrs Monument. After reconstruction, the monument stands 14.1 meters tall. On the front (east side) is inscribed in golden letters: “Revolutionary Martyrs Monument.” The south side reads: “The revolutionary martyrs gave their precious lives to win national liberation and democratic freedom for the Chinese people. Their great achievements are recorded in glorious history and will be remembered forever. Our task is to summon up all our energy, aim high, and build a powerful socialist country in a fast, good and economical way. In the future, we shall march forward courageously to build the most beautiful, happy, and prosperous communist society for humanity!” Dated May 15, 1959. The west side reads: “In the great struggles of the War of Resistance against Japan, the Liberation War, the Korean War, and the defense of socialist construction, especially during the long 14-year fight against Japanese invaders, facing brutal enemies both at home and abroad, countless outstanding sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, under the shining banner of the great Communist Party of China and Comrade Mao Zedong, fought bravely and successively for the independence and liberation of the motherland, and for the happiness of future generations. Many revolutionary martyrs sacrificed their precious lives in the struggle and made immortal contributions. The noble qualities and heroic deeds of the revolutionary martyrs will be forever recorded in history and remembered through the ages. The people of the entire county will always remember them, take them as role models, and make the greatest contributions to the socialist and communist causes of our great motherland. Glorious revolutionary martyrs, may you live forever!” Erected by the CPC Dongning County Committee and Dongning County People’s Committee on October 1, 1959. The north side reads: “Eternal glory to the martyrs who bravely sacrificed their lives in the revolutionary war!” — Li Yanlu, September 18, 1959. In 2003, the county government invested 300,000 yuan to renovate the Xishan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery, constructing a 1,000-square-meter cement plaza, a 2,400-square-meter cement pathway leading up the mountain, and a 1,200-square-meter cement fitness plaza. The newly rebuilt cemetery has become not only a patriotic education base to honor the martyrs and inspire future generations but also a popular spot for local residents to exercise and for foreign tourists to visit.

　　In 2005, the Dongning Town Xishan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit of Dongning County and also established as a patriotic education base of Dongning County.