Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, Military cemetery in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China.
Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery is a memorial military cemetery in the Xuhui District of Shanghai, combining sculptures, an eternal flame, and preserved structures from the Republican era. The grounds are laid out with paved paths, commemorative steles, and display areas that connect the different parts of the site.
Between 1928 and 1937, the site served as a prison and execution ground where Kuomintang forces killed many members of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, the site was turned into a memorial to honor those who died there.
The cemetery takes its name from the nearby Longhua Temple, one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Shanghai, which gives the site an unusual layering of memory. Visitors today see people walking quietly along the paths, leaving flowers, or stopping in front of the memorial inscriptions.
Entry is free and the paths are clearly marked, making it easy to find your way around. The site sits close to a metro station, which makes arriving from the city center straightforward.
The original prison wall and execution ground have been preserved within the site, so visitors can stand in the actual locations where the events took place. This makes the visit feel very different from seeing a monument built to remember something that happened elsewhere.
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