Issues: Museums and Memorials
Memorial Mausoleum of Martyrs of Nineteenth Route Army in the Battle Against Japanese Aggressors at North Shanghai
On January 28, 1932, Japanese Naval infantry units attacked Chinese controlled areas of Shanghai. The Japanese army claimed that it was the need to "protect" Japanese industrial property and the lives of the many living in that areas. The local Chinese garrison troops -- the Cantonese 19th Route Army, fought back with unanticipated valor. Over the next six weeks, both sides were reinforced and the Japanese slowly advanced. When a cease fire was agreed. The 19th Route Army was pushed back to a defensive position to the north and west of Shanghai. This is called "January 28" Battle in history.
The Mausoleum to the Martyrs of the Nineteenth Route Army was built to commemorate the officers and men of the 19th Route Army who were killed in the "January 28" Battle. The construction was finished in 1933 with the funds endowed by the overseas Chinese. It is in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, with an area of 62,120 square meters. According to the Mausoleum's official website, it is a base for patriotism education to all Chinese, and is also a major municipal unit of preservation of cultural relics.
