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Former Heping Village, Zhenyuan 和平村旧址Hépíngcūn Jiùzhǐ
National heritage site · Qiandongnan, Guizhou
- Time needed
- About 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Qiandongnan
- Region
- Guizhou
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Former Heping Village, Zhenyuan
The former Heping Village is a walled compound on Heping Street in Zhenyuan's old town, once a Qing garrison office and then a prison, that served as a camp for Japanese prisoners of war held by the Nationalist government from 1938 to 1944. Chinese records say 600 to 700 prisoners passed through and that some formed an anti-war league there, the name Heping (peace) coming from the Japanese writer Kaji Wataru, who worked with them. Parts of the compound were rebuilt in the 1980s and 2000s and now hold an exhibition; it is a national protected site (2006) and is described in official records as the only well-preserved Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in China.
How to get to Former Heping Village, Zhenyuan
On Heping Street, near the old west gate of Zhenyuan's old town, about 70 km north-east of Kaili in a straight line; Zhenyuan is reached by rail or road.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Zhenyuan Ancient Town 镇远古城 (under 10 km), Qinglongdong Ancient Architectural Complex 青龙洞 (under 10 km), Lower Wuyang River, Zhenyuan 下舞阳河 (10 km).
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