Battle of Changde Memorial Park
常德会战阵亡将士纪念公园
Commemorates the soldiers of the 74th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the 'Tiger Warriors,' who died in the Battle of Changde in 1943. The memorial archway and monument are provincial cultural relics.
In the winter of 1943, during the Battle of Changde, more than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the 57th Division of the 74th Army, known as the 'Tiger Warriors Division,' held Changde city for over ten days, and nearly all of them died. After the war, a public cemetery for the fallen soldiers was built in the city. Its surviving memorial archway, monument and soldiers' graves are protected as Hunan Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units, and the site has been developed into a memorial park. The park has stone inscriptions including 'Eternal Glory of the Tiger Warriors,' where visitors can learn about the defense of Changde during the War of Resistance. Admission is free. The park is quiet and pleasant, and is within walking distance of the Changde Poetry Wall and the Yuan River scenic belt, so it can be combined with the poetry wall and Old West Gate. Please keep silent during your visit.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Changde Poetry Wall
- Binhu Park
- Wuling Pavilion
- Changde Museum
- Old West Gate (Laoximen)
- Changde River Street
- Deshan Gufeng Pagoda
- Datang Sima City