Hongqiao District Martyrs' Cemetery

　　Introduction      Located at No. 5 Lingyuan Road, Xiqing Avenue, Hongqiao District. Originally named "Tianjin County Beixinzhuang Martyrs' Cemetery." It was built on March 15, 1949, and rebuilt on October 1, 1958. The cemetery covers an area of 3.33 hectares. It is the burial site of 500 officers and soldiers below the battalion level of the 39th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army who sacrificed their lives in the Battle of Tianjin. The site includes one memorial monument, one martyrs' tomb with gravestone, one decorative monument, and three exhibition rooms. The front of the memorial monument bears the inscription: "Monument to the Heroes of the 39th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the War of Liberation, Built on March 15, 1949." The back reads: "Immortal," "Rebuilt on October 1, 1958." The inscriptions on the monument were penned by Li Gengtao, former Mayor of Tianjin.
　　

　　 Tianjin Hongqiao District