Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders

MuseumThe City West: the Memorial Hall, Stone City and Hexi

MEMORIAL HALL OF THE VICTIMS IN NANJING MASSACRE BY JAPANESE INVADERS · QINHUA RIJUN NANJING DATUSHA YUNAN TONGBAO JINIANGUAN

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VERIFIED2026.09.24

The City West: the Memorial Hall, Stone City and Hexi · 32.038°N 118.738°E

FreeClosure dayReservation requiredTimed entryPassport needed

A memorial built on the Jiangdongmen site where victims of the 1937 massacre were buried, opened on 15 August 1985 and now a national first-grade museum. Admission is free, but you cannot simply arrive: the museum's own statement of 16 August 2026 says its WeChat official account is the only booking channel, and a September 2026 notice repeats that every daily slot is released there and that there is no extra allocation at the gate. Booking is in your own name, 1-7 days ahead, with tickets released at 08:00; a passport is one of the accepted documents.

Before you goBook before you plan the day, not after. The museum states its WeChat official account is the only booking channel and that no slots are held back for walk-ups, so a visitor without WeChat has no published route in - the museum's own pages do not answer this, so phone 025-86612230 before you travel rather than turn up. The museum states that each visitor may book only once a month, and it does not say whether that one booking is shared across the three exhibition areas; if you want two of them on one trip, ask that on the same call. Allow two to three hours and do not schedule anything loud afterwards. Two dates to check: it closes every Monday, and in 2025 it closed from 10 November to 13 December for the national memorial day - the equivalent 2026 dates have not been published yet; check the museum's notices before you go. Something wrong here? Tell us →

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AdmissionFreeFreeSource ↗

Hours08:30-17:30, last entry 16:30Source ↗

ClosedMondays, except public holidaysSource ↗

ReservationRequired · Timed entry

IDPassports are listed as an accepted document; bring the original you booked withSource ↗

LandmarkMemorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders (侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆)

Address418 Shuiximen Avenue, Jianye District, Nanjing (南京市水西门大街418号)Source ↗Navigate ↗

EntranceMetro Line 2 to Yunjin Road, exit 2, then Gate 1; on public holidays and at peak the museum sends you out of exit 3 to the same Gate 1. For the Nanjing Massacre history exhibition the enquiry window is at Gate 9

Last verified 2026-09-24

How to book

Its WeChat official account only - the museum says there is no otherSource ↗

Paying on site

No ticket is sold. Book a timed slot on the WeChat official account 1-7 days ahead - slots drop at 08:00, with an extra 17:00 drop for the Nanjing Massacre history exhibition - then show the original document you booked with

Language

No English booking or enquiry channel published; the enquiry line is 025-86612230

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