Shanghai Memorial Forest
尚海纪念林
A larch forest at Matikeng, site of the 1964 mechanized afforestation campaign, named after Wang Shanghai, the first Party secretary; regarded as the birthplace of the Saihanba spirit.
Shanghai Memorial Forest lies at Matikeng, east of the headquarters of the Saihanba Machinery Forest Farm. In 1964, Party secretary Wang Shanghai led workers in the 'Matikeng Afforestation Battle', planting 516 mu in three days and achieving success. This reversed the repeated failures of early afforestation and made the site the origin of the million-mu forest sea. After Wang Shanghai died in 1989, his ashes were scattered over this forest, and the plot was named after him. Today it is a neat, upright larch forest with a memorial monument and forest walkways. It is a base for Saihanba spirit education and is often visited together with the exhibition hall. Admission is free, and you need to drive there. Fire safety rules apply in the forest, and smoking is prohibited.
Opening hours
Open all day (subject to forest farm management)
Nearby sights
- Saihanba Exhibition Hall
- Qixing Lake Wetland Park
- Moon Lake (Saihanba)
- Source of the Luan River
- Taifeng Lake
- Twelve Camps Site
- Saihanba National Forest Park
- Saihan Tower