Nanjing Massacre Museum

Nanjing Massacre Museum

The Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre was built by local Municipal Government in 1985, covering an area of 28,000 square meters. It is a museum to memorialize those that were killed in the Nanjing Massacre by the Imperial Japanese Army in and around the then-capital of China, Nanjing, after it fell on December 13, 1937. It is located in the southwestern corner of Nanjing known as Jiangdongmen, near a site where thousands of bodies were buried, called a “pit of ten thousand corpses”.

Why is Nanjing Massacre Museum So Special？

Combining usage of historical relics displaying, sculpture, architecture, photography, document, the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall represents vividly the atrocity of Japanese Forces of Aggression and the havoc on the innocent Chinese people to its visitors. Mankind can always learn a lesson from history. Museum like the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall is a great place for us to look back on the history, and encourage the entire mankind to create a world of peace.

Where is the Nanjing Massacre Museum

The Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall is located at No. 418, Shuiximen street, Jianye District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, near Yunjin Road. It is about 1.8 kilometers away from Nanjing Railway Station, 42km from Nanjing Lukou Airport.

How to get to Nanjing Massacre Museum

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Independent Traveler

  • Bus
     Take No.7, No.7 section, No.37, No.39, No.57, No.82, No.161, No.186, No.312, no.y3, no.y7, no.d7 to Wanda Plaza, Jiangdong
     Take No.7, No.7 section, No.37, No.61, No.63, No.161, No.170, No.186, no.y7 to Jiangdongmen
     Take No.7, No.7 section, No.37, No.61 to Jiangdongmen Memorial Hall
  • Metro
    Take metro line 2 and get off at Yunjin Road. Leave from exit 2 and walk westwards to get there.
  • Taxi 
    Taking taxi is very easy in Nanjing, but you have to speak a little Chinese or hold a paper with the exact address of the location you want to go. The taxi charges 9 RMB for the first 3 kilometers, and then 3 RMB for each extra kilometer.

Useful Travel Tips

  • Ticket 
    The Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall is free to visit, and appointment is not necessary.
  • Opening Hours 
    The Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall is open from 8:30 to 16:30, and usually closed on Monday for maintenance. It is available for visit during all statutory holidays even in Mondays.
  • Manners 
    Please keep a good manner during your visit. Speak at low voice, dress formal and do not touch the exhibiting relics.

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Edited by Winnie/张赢