Baigongguan (Bai Mansion) · Zhazidong Prison
Former site of the "Sino-US Cooperation Organization" (SACO) concentration camp and the setting of the novel Red Crag: Baigongguan (formerly Xiangshan Villa) once held General Huang Xiansheng and "Little Radish Head", while Zhazidong was a prison converted from a coal mine, where revolutionaries such as Jiang Zhujun (Sister Jiang) were imprisoned
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-16:30
- Ticket
- Free (reservation required)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
Former site of the "Sino-US Cooperation Organization" (SACO) concentration camp and the setting of the novel Red Crag: Baigongguan (formerly Xiangshan Villa) once held General Huang Xiansheng and "Little Radish Head", while Zhazidong was a prison converted from a coal mine, where revolutionaries such as Jiang Zhujun (Sister Jiang) were imprisoned; the massacre carried out by the Kuomintang before their retreat on November 27, 1949 (the "11·27" martyrs' sacrifice) shocked the whole nation, and the Gele Mountain Martyrs' Cemetery and martyrs' tombs lie at the foot of the mountain. Free with reservation, 09:00-16:30, Metro Line 1, Shijingpo Station, then transfer to bus; a core stop on the patriotic education route, about 3 hours in total.
Getting there: Metro Line 1, Shijingpo Station, then transfer to bus
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