Tower - Baiyu Hill (Baiyushan), Dalian

The War Monument (Baiyu Mountain Tower), at the summit of Baiyu Hill (Baiyushan) (Mt. Hakugyoku), Dalian, Liaoning province (also called Lushun City or Lushun Port, formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun). During the Russo-Japanese war, the Russians surrendered Port Arthur to the Japanese after nearly a year's siege: the Japanese expended 58, 000 killed or wounded to obtain the town. The Baiyu Mountain Tower, once known as the Table Zhongta, was built by the Japanese military in honour of the officers and soldiers who died in the conflict

Dalian Liaoning Lushun Russo-japanese Ryojun

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