Brief introduction to the cemetery of fallen soldiers of the National Revolutionary Army

The National Revolutionary Army Memorial Cemetery is located in Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in the eastern suburb of Nanjing and Guling Scenic Area in Sun Yat-sen Scenic Area. Buried soldiers include representatives of soldiers killed in the Northern Expedition, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and Civil War. It is a memorial cemetery for the Chinese nation during the Republic of China, a national memorial site for martyrs, a large martyrs cemetery in Chinese mainland to commemorate the fallen soldiers in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and the largest memorial cemetery complex in modern China. 1929, in order to comfort the fallen soldiers, the national government decided to use the former site of Ming Linggu Temple as the site of the cemetery of fallen soldiers in the mausoleum area of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father, which will be completed soon, and to build a cemetery in the mausoleum area. However, due to the large number of soldiers killed, the cemetery could not accommodate all of them. After research by the Preparatory Committee, it was decided to adopt the method of "representative burial", and a representative was selected for burial by drawing lots from the fallen soldiers at all levels. The cemetery for fallen soldiers basically follows the original pattern of Ming Linggu Temple, and consists of Hongshan Gate, memorial archway for fallen soldiers of National Revolutionary Army, memorial hall (now Wuliangdian), revolutionary memorial hall (now Songfengge), memorial tower for fallen soldiers (now Guling Tower) and cemeteries for fallen soldiers No.1, No.2 and No.3.. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the National Revolutionary Army Memorial Cemetery was changed to Guling Park, the first cemetery to flower beds and lawns, the second cemetery to Deng Tomb, and the third cemetery to be abandoned. In 200 1 year, the National Revolutionary Army Cemetery affiliated to Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.