John Rabe House
拉贝故居
Former residence of the German John Rabe, who sheltered more than 600 refugees during the Nanjing Massacre; today it serves as an international peace exchange center.
The John Rabe House is at No. 1 Xiaofen Bridge and was the home of John Rabe, representative in Nanjing of the German company Siemens. After Nanjing fell in 1937, Rabe served as chairman of the International Committee for the Nanjing Safety Zone and sheltered more than 600 Chinese refugees in this courtyard. He also wrote the Diary of John Rabe, which recorded Japanese atrocities. The former residence is now the John Rabe and International Safety Zone Memorial Hall, displaying Rabe's life and historical materials on the Safety Zone. Admission is free. Check official sources for closures on Mondays and Sundays. Opening hours are roughly 08:30–17:00. The house is beside the Gulou campus of Nanjing University, about a 10-minute walk from Zhujiang Road Station on Metro Line 1.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:30–17:00 (check official site for closure days)
Nearby sights
- Librairie Avant-Garde
- Zifeng Tower
- Nanjing 1912 Block
- Presidential Palace
- Jiming Temple
- Taicheng City Wall
- Chaotian Palace (Nanjing Municipal Museum)
- Six Dynasties Museum