Mukden (Hoten) POW Camp Site
二战盟军战俘营旧址
The former camp where Japanese forces held Allied POWs from the US, Britain, Australia, and other nations during World War II, now a museum showing the suffering of prisoners and the history of their rescue.
The former Mukden Allied POW camp is on Ditan Street in Dadong District. From 1942 to 1945, the Japanese military held about 2,000 POWs there, including British and American soldiers and senior officers such as US General Jonathan Wainwright, who had surrendered. It was the main POW camp that Japan established in Northeast China during the war. The surviving barracks, hospital, and boiler room are still standing. The museum uses artifacts, photographs, and the oral accounts of former prisoners to recreate camp life, along with the Soviet liberation in 1945 and US rescue operations. Admission is free, but you need to make a reservation. The museum is closed on Mondays, and a visit takes about 1 hour. It is about 3 km from the September 18th Historical Museum.
Opening hours
9:00 am–4:30 pm; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Xiaoheyan Morning Market
- Zhongjie Pedestrian Street
- September 18th Historical Museum
- Marshal Zhang's Mansion
- Mukden Palace (Shenyang Imperial Palace)
- Liu Laogen Grand Stage
- Ci'en Temple (Shenyang)
- North Pagoda & Falun Temple