Longtan War of Resistance Against Japan Martyrs' Cemetery

　　In the spring of 1945, the final battle of the War of Resistance Against Japan took place in Longtan, Xupu. At that time, the Japanese army assembled tens of thousands of troops to invade the Xuefeng Mountain area of western Hunan, aiming to seize Zhijiang Airfield, in what is historically known as the “Battle of Western Hunan.” The fighting was extremely fierce and brutal, with Sino-Japanese forces engaging in close combat for 28 days and nights. After the Battle of Western Hunan, the Japanese army announced unconditional surrender. The defeat of the Japanese forces in Longtan indeed carries profound symbolic meaning (the Huanglong Highway Memorial Tower in present-day Longtan Town depicts a giant dragon leaping out of a deep pool!). After the victory of the war, the Chinese government built the War of Resistance Against Japan Martyrs' Cemetery on Gongxing Mountain in Longtan to honor all soldiers who fought to uphold China’s dignity.