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Martyrs' Cemetery of the Chishi Uprising

Published: 2026-11-16 👁 100 views
Last updated 2026-11-16 — Chishi - Martyrs' Cemetery, located beside the highway at the Chishi Ferry in Wuyishan, features stone steps and a base stretching across the roadside. The multi-tiered stone steps resemble a grandstand...

Chishi Uprising Martyrs' Cemetery

Chishi Uprising Martyrs' Cemetery
  The Chishi - Martyrs' Cemetery is situated beside the highway at the Chishi Ferry in Wuyishan. The stone step base spans the roadside, and the multi-layered steps resemble a grandstand, offering a view of the Chishi Ferry. Terraced flower beds line both sides of the steps, blooming with flowers all year round, presenting a solemn and majestic sight. At the top of the steps stands a 2-meter-high and 6-meter-long stone screen, with eight large bright red characters reading "Chishi - Martyrs' Cemetery" on the front.

  A second batch of provincial-level cultural relics protection stele announced by the People's Government of Fujian Province in 1961 is erected at the Chishi Ferry. The protection stele faces the Chishi - Martyrs' Cemetery across the river, with its reflection on the surface of the Chongxi Stream.

  At the top of the cemetery lies the burial ground where 73 martyrs rest. It is convex-round in shape. The marble on the front of the tombs is inscribed with an introduction to the Chishi -. In front of the burial ground, there is a cement square of over 1,000 square meters that can accommodate thousands of people to pay their respects and mourn. Evergreen fir and cypress trees are planted around the burial ground to accompany the martyrs.

  Location: Chishi Village Ferry, Wuyishan City

  Transportation: Taxi

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