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The National Revolutionary Army War Memorial Cemetery in
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was used for burials between 1931 and 1935. It is located at
Purple Mountain Purple Mountain may refer to: China * Purple Mountain (Nanjing), a mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu Ireland * Purple Mountain (Kerry), a mountain in County Kerry United States * Purple Mountain (Alaska), a mountain in Alaska * Purple Peak (Col ...
in the east of Nanjing, and lies west of the
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum () is situated at the foot of the second peak of Purple Mountain in Nanjing, China. Construction of the tomb started in January 1926, and was finished in spring of 1929. The architect was Lü Yanzhi, who died shortl ...
, occupying about one square kilometer. After the founding of the
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it was renamed "Hope Valley Park."


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Cemeteries in Nanjing Museums in Nanjing Cemeteries established in the 1930s {{cemetery-stub