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Songshan Battlefield 松山战役旧址Sōngshān Zhànyì Jiùzhǐ
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Baoshan, Yunnan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Baoshan
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Songshan Battlefield
Songshan, a mountain above the Nu (Salween) River, was held and heavily fortified by Japanese forces from 1942, cutting the Burma Road, until the Chinese Expeditionary Force took it in September 1944 after months of fighting. The battlefield park preserves bunkers, trenches, shell craters and the tunnel dug to blow up the main Japanese strongpoint, plus a cemetery for Chinese soldiers of the 103rd Division. The listed site also takes in Japanese wartime sites in Longling town, such as the former headquarters and the Dongjiagou 'comfort station', some now exhibition halls.
How to get to Songshan Battlefield
Above the Nu River gorge, roughly 1.5 hours by road south-west of Baoshan or about an hour from Longling town; carry your passport for checkpoints in this border area.
Nearby
- Heshun Ancient Town 和顺古镇 50 km
A hillside village of courtyard homes built on the fortunes of traders in Burma
Also within 20 km: Huitong Bridge 惠通桥 (under 10 km).
On the map
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