The origin of the 19th Route Army Cemetery?

The 19th Route Army's Songhu War of Resistance was a great feat of the Chinese nation's fight against the Japanese invaders. It delayed Japan's attempt to invade China, inspired the country's military and civilians to defend the country and fend off the enemy, and created a new era of The new situation of the Chinese army's partial resistance against Japan is of great significance in the history of my country's Anti-Japanese War. In order to commemorate the martyrs who died in the battle and commend the officers and soldiers of the 19th Route Army for their actions of defending the country and resisting the enemy, this martyrs' cemetery was specially established.

The 19th Route Army Cemetery was originally the private hunting ground of Huang Qiang, the chief of staff of Jiang Guangnai, the commander-in-chief of the 19th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Its boundary includes the current Dongfeng Park in the east, Huanshi East Road in the west, Xianlie East Road in the north, and Guangzhou Avenue in the south. It was originally a mountain forest slope that was high in the northwest and low in the southeast. It was really vast.

The cemetery was designed by the famous architect Yang Xizong in the style of a Western cemetery. It is grand in scale and covers an area of ??about 40,000 square meters. The tomb door is made of granite and imitates the Roman triumphal arch. It is 13.4 meters high and 11 meters wide, covering an area of ??40.7 square meters.

The front door of the gatehouse is engraved with the words "Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers of the 19th Route Army Songhu Anti-Japanese War" inscribed by Lin Sen, the former Chairman of the National Government, and the words "Blue Blood Heart" inscribed by Song Ziwen, the Executive Director of the National Government are engraved on the back. Forehead. The theme building behind the cemetery is a half-moon colonnade, and in front stands a cylindrical monument made of granite, about 20 meters high. On the front of the base of the monument is engraved: "In commemoration of the 19th Route Army Songhu Anti-Japanese Martyrs, inscribed by Li Jishen." In front of the monument, there are bronze warrior statues, bronze lions and bronze tripods.