Zhijiang : Western style town military situation cities ( Photos )

Zhijiang, is located west of Dong Autonomous County in Hunan. Here a beautiful, elegant scenery, more feature rich ethnic customs town. Did you know? A look no different from other Western areas of the town, but it is the military base Flying Tigers Sino-Japanese War, the Allies held the second largest airport and the Chinese to accept the Japanese surrender ceremony location. Because there are so many extraordinary military experience, this Western town there are" international city of peace," another said.

surrender site --- surrender Room

1945 August 21, shocked the Japanese surrender ceremony held here. Hang on the wall a bust of Sun Yat-sen, a few tables arrayed in front of, above covered with white tablecloths. Japanese representatives Takeo Imai, Yoshio Island Bridge, the former Chuan Gang Xiong and translation Tatsuo Kimura seats while sitting in the surrender on behalf of the Chinese Army Chief of Staff XIAO Yi Su, cold Yan Bai Denuo Chiefs of Staff and the Chinese theater seats while sitting in surrender. Why did the Chinese army chief did not attend this important ceremony Yingqin it? Because the Japanese commander Yasuji Okamura was not present, sent a deputy chief of staff Takeo Imai, so in line with the principle of reciprocity, the Chinese changed by the Army Chief of Staff XIAO Yi Su as chief representative to attend. It is said that the ceremony begins, the direction of surrender surrender a party bowed, and did not surrender the party salute. This is because the Chinese side agreed that the surrender of the Japanese as a Fangxing Li should be, so do not salute. Contact down the process, Takeo Imai has been using the" truce" instead of" surrender." This is caused XIAO Yi Su and others alert. After a solemn representations, they finally go back to the" surrender" of the word.

Chennault to command a battle painting

painting on display in the Memorial Hall recorded within the painting and the Flying Tigers Chennault research team plans to deploy combat scenes. Why the aircraft nose to draw into the shark look like? The reason is said to Flying Tigers heard that the Japanese do not like sharks, so shark painted on the plane to scare the Japanese pilots. Many residents in the Chinese mainland have never seen a shark, always amazing to see fighters: how Tiger will fly it?" Flying Tigers" will be named.

--- Flying Tigers Flying Tigers memorial statues players

Zhijiang Japanese aid to China in the Sino-Japanese War is the military base where the Flying Tigers, so far the only one fully reflect China led by Chennault's Flying Tigers aid to China and its thematic War Memorial --- fly Tigers Memorial Hall location in here. This Flying Tigers memorial sculptures erected in the entrance, the statue's inscription written on the bottom of the Flying Tigers of the Chinese people to safeguard world peace and gratitude.