Chart of the Day: China unveils new batch of War of Resistance memorial sites and heroes

China on Sunday unveiled the latest batch of officially recognized memorial sites and heroes at a press conference marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

The fourth batch includes 34 memorial sites, 41 individual heroes and two heroic groups. Previous batches were released in 2014, 2015 and 2020, respectively. 

Among China's 294 national-level memorial sites, six are located overseas. And China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region each have two designated historical sites.

Russia

Memorial facility for the martyrs of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army Training Brigade and the Red Army's 2nd Far Eastern Front 88th Independent Infantry Brigade (certified in 2020)

📍 Located in Vyatskoye Village, Elabuga Town, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Myanmar:

Memorial Monument of the Battle of Yenangyaung Victory, located on the bank of the Irrawaddy River (certified in 2020)

📍Located in Yenangyaung City, Magway Region, Myanmar

Memorial facility for the fallen soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Myitkyina (certified in 2025)

📍Located at the Chinese cemetery in the outskirts of Shuize District, Myitkyina City, Kachin State, Myanmar

Papua New Guinea

The Cemetery for Chinese Soldiers and Fallen Compatriots in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (certified in 2020)

📍 Located in the suburbs of Rabaul, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

The Philippines

Memorial Monument for Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Martyrs (certified in 2025)

📍 Located at the Chinese cemetery in the northern part of Chinatown, Manila, The Philippines

Malaysia

Memorial Monument for Overseas Chinese Mechanics Who Died Returning to China to Join the War of Resistance (certified in 2025)

📍Located at Kwong Tong Cemetery on Kerayong Road, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Wu Kau Tang Martyrs Memorial Garden (certified in 2015)

📍 Located in Wu Kau Tang Village, Sha Tau Kok, New Territories, China's Hong Kong SAR

Cham Chuk Wan Anti-Japanese Martyrs Monument (certified in 2020)

📍 Located in Cham Chuk Wan, Sai Kung District, China's Hong Kong SAR

China's Macao Special Administrative Region

Xian Xinghai Memorial Hall (certified in 2020)

📍 Located at No. 151–153 Avenida de Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, China's Macao SAR

Kiang Wu History Museum Historical Museum (certified in 2025)

📍 Located at No. 68 Lin Seng Street, China's Macao SAR