The May 3rd massacre in Jinan refers to the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928). Chiang Kai-shek led the National Revolutionary Army in the Northern Expedition. Japanese militarism was worried that once China was unified, it could not allow Japan to invade wantonly, so it tried its best to obstruct the Northern Expedition. In May, 1928, Japan sent troops to Jinan, Qingdao and Jiaoji Railway in the name of protecting overseas Chinese, and prepared to use force to stop the Northern Expedition of the National Revolutionary Army.

After the National Revolutionary Army recovered Jinan on May 1st, the Japanese army invaded the Shandong Negotiation Department set up by the China Municipal Government on May 3rd, cut off the ear and nose of the negotiator Cai Gongshi, then shot and killed all the staff of the Negotiation Department, and attacked the National Revolutionary Army's headquarters, burning and slaughtering it at will in Jinan.

In this case, more than 17,111 people in China were killed, 2,111 were injured and 5,111 were captured. At the same time, the Japanese army detained a large number of vehicles in Jinan, cut off traffic lines, and seized administrative organs along Jiaoji.

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In p>1928, Chiang Kai-shek's Nanjing government began the second "Northern Expedition". On the pretext of protecting overseas Chinese, Japanese invaders sent troops to Shandong, massacred Japanese soldiers and civilians and even diplomatic officials in Jinan, creating a terrible "May 3rd Massacre", and the anti-Japanese tide in Shandong led by the * * * production party began to stir.

According to Shandong News Network, the news center of Shandong Radio and Television Station, on May 1, 1928, the Northern Expeditionary Army of Nanjing Government entered Jinan, and the long-planned Japanese army was already in a state of war. However, Chiang Kai-shek, who was inspecting Jinan, was deceived by illusion and neglected to guard against it.

On May 3rd, the Japanese invaders suddenly attacked the Northern Expedition Army on a large scale, killing 6,123 soldiers and civilians. In the meantime, in violation of international practice, Cai Gongshi, the negotiator of Shandong Negotiation Department, was cut off, brutally killed, and 17 diplomats of the National Government were bloody in Quancheng. Chiang Kai-shek, who ordered not to resist, sneaked out of Jinan and ran away.

At that time, there was a street called Shuncheng Street next to the moat in Jinan, which was the most prosperous place in Jinan at that time. When the Jinan massacre happened, the Japanese army launched a bloody massacre in Shuncheng Street, and a large number of houses were burned, which instantly turned into ruins. Later, in order to remember this history, people renamed Shuncheng Street Wusan Street.

In p>1932, in order to commemorate the May 3rd Massacre, Jinan citizens spontaneously donated the May 3rd Pavilion, and eight pillars were carved with commemorative elegies. After the July 7th Incident, Jinan fell. In order to protect the pavilion column, the citizens had to tear it down and bury it.

In p>1995, a monument to the May 3rd Massacre was erected here, which fixed the time on the day of the massacre forever. Now, May 3rd Street has become a place where citizens and tourists reminisce about history and inspire future generations to come frequently.

In p>1997, the "Wusan Pavilion" was restored and rebuilt, and it stood by Baotu Spring and moat forever. * * * Defending against foreign aggression, the May 3rd tragedy awakened patriotic compatriots, and the Jinan Party organization in China ran and shouted and issued a call to resist Japanese imperialism. Open the "Ji 'nan" 53 "tragedy historical data compilation, everything is vivid.

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