9.18 Memorial Museum
“九•一八”历史博物馆, 9.18 History Museum
At 22:30 on 18 September 1931, a bomb exploded beside the Japanese-run railway line near Shenyang. Though instigated by the Japanese, the Chinese were blamed for the event giving the Japanese an excuse to invade and occupy the whole of the northeast of China. Shenyang was the epicenter of that invasion, so it is most appropriate that the museum for the Mukden Incident, known in China as the '9.18 Incident', is in Shenyang next to the spot where the explosion occurred. The museum, as one would expect, depicts the incident from a Chinese perspective. It is not for the faint of heart because it unflinchingly displays the atrocities of war. Only the main descriptions are available in English, but it's enough to follow the course of events. The pictures and exhibits speak for themselves, anyway.
- Address
- 46 Wanghua South Street, Dadong District (大东区望花南街46号)
- Getting there
- The nearest bus stop is the Tongli Car Company (通利汽车公司) bus stop, which is served by bus routes 163, 212, 253, 298, 299, 325, 328, and 399
- Hours
- Summer: 09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:30, closed on Mondays. Winter: 09:00-16:30, no entry after 16:00, closed on Mondays
- Price
- Free
Listing from Wikivoyage: Shenyang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.