Patriots find peace at the foot of Gele Mountain

The Gele Mountain Martyrs' Cemetery is located in Chongqing's southwestern Shapingba district, which is famous for its superb cultural and educational environment and has remained the city's educational, scientific and cultural center since the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), during which Chongqing became China's temporary capital.

During the war, Shapingba, with its unique location and beautiful green mountains, attracted cultural elites from across China, as well as temporarily housing many of the nation's educational institutions.

The Martyrs' Cemetery is home to historical sites such as Zhazidong (Cinder Cave) and Baigongguan (Bai Mansion, former villa of warlord Bai Ju built in the 1930s), and a monument memorializing of the revolutionaries.