Chongqing People's Liberation Monument

　　Introduction       The monument stands 27.5 meters tall and has a spiral staircase leading to the top. It was completed on March 12, 1940, the anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s death, originally as a low wooden structure. After the victory in the War of Resistance in 1945, it was rebuilt and named the “Monument to the Victory of the War of Resistance.” In 1950, it was renamed the “Chongqing People's Liberation Monument” by - . The Liberation Monument is one of Chongqing’s iconic landmarks.

　　 Yuzhong, Chongqing