9.18 Museum (Jiuyiba Bowuguan)
This revamped museum in northern Shenyang offers a decidedly biased view of the Mukden Incident (1931) in which Japan staged an attack on its own South Manchurian railway line at Liutiao Hu as a pretense to invade the Northeast. Four large characters displayed under a clock frozen at 10:20 readWu wang guo chi--Never forget the national disgrace.The museum strives to offer a variety of unorthodox presentations. One exhibition, documenting the Rise of the Anti-Japanese Army of Resistance (coincidentally supported by the CPC, and in direct disobedience of Koumintang orders of nonresistance) replicates a guerrilla warfare conference using full-size wax figures meeting in a large fake forest over the glow of a lamp-infused fire. Nearby are miniature clay figurines behind glass casing, with stunted comical bodies and expressions, celebrating the army's successes. Oil paintings and blown-up photos adorn the walls. The mixing and matching of presentation styles makes for muddled exhibitions. Other displays touch on the Unit 731 biological weapons experiments (see "Harbin") and the Nanjing Massacre.
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| Hours | 8am-5:30pm | |
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| Address | Wanghua Jie 46 | |
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| Location | At Chongshan Lu, southeast of Bei Lin | |
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| Transportation | Bus: no. 253 from Da Xi Men (west of Gu Gong) | |
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| Prices | Admission ¥28 ($3.50) | |