Dongning Fortress Museum

　　The Dongning Fortress Museum is situated on Xunshan Mountain, 2 kilometers north of Nanshan Village, Sanchakou Town, Dongning County, Heilongjiang Province. In May 1999, a preparatory office was set up, and the “Dongning Fortress Exhibition Hall” was created inside a 300-square-meter warehouse within the underground fortress on Xunshan Mountain. It officially opened to the public on June 18, 1999. In 2008, the Dongning County People's Government invested 20 million yuan to construct a new historical exhibition hall at the foot of Xunshan Fortress in Dongning, which was formally named the Dongning Fortress Museum. The museum covers an area of over 15,000 square meters, consisting of a marble square spanning more than 10,000 square meters, green spaces of 4,000 square meters, and a building complex of 1,100 square meters. The museum displays over 500 pieces of evidence of the Japanese invasion of China, including weapons and ammunition used by the Japanese invaders, daily necessities, labor tools of Chinese workers, as well as weapons used by the Soviet Red Army. It also features a series of historical photo exhibitions comprising over 400 precious images divided into six sections that depict the history of Dongning Fortress. At the entrance of the Xunshan Fortress, there stands a monument inscribed with the words “Never Forget National Humiliation, Strengthen Our China,” written by the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission for the Dongning Fortress. At the center of the square is the “Soviet Red Army Martyrs Monument,” along with another monument inscribed with the words “The Last Battlefield of World War II,” written by the former Vice President of China. On the left side of the square is the “Laborers’ Martyrdom Memorial,” and on the right is the “Anti-Japanese Allied Forces Heroes Memorial,” which can accommodate tens of thousands of people for gatherings and activities. On June 10, 1998, the Dongning County Government approved the designation of the Dongning Fortress as a county-level cultural relics protection unit. On January 10, 1999, the Heilongjiang Provincial Government approved it as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit, and in the same year, it was designated as a provincial-level patriotic education base and national defense education base. In 2004, it was approved as a AA-level tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration. In 2005, it was recognized as a National Patriotic Education Demonstration Base.

　　In May 2006, the Dongning Fortress Ruins Museum was designated as a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.