Check in at the Shihezi Border Reclamation and Guarding Monument to pay tribute to the steadfast military settlers.

The Shihezi Military Reclamation and Border Guarding Memorial, located in the Military Reclamation Cultural Square in Shihezi City, Xinjiang, is an important memorial facility established by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps to commemorate and commend the spirit of military reclamation and border guarding. These monuments are not only a commemoration of history, but also a continuation and promotion of the spirit of frontier settlement and guarding. History has never forgotten that in 1954, the Xinjiang Military Region Production and Construction Corps was established. From then on, the children of the Corps used their youth, blood and life to create the Corps spirit of "loving the motherland, selfless dedication, hard work, pioneering and enterprising." 🌈Highlights: ✅The main body of the monument is a sword piercing the sky, symbolizing the indomitable spirit of the military settlers. The sword body and hilt are surrounded by statues of people representing workers, farmers, soldiers and intellectuals, vividly reproducing the scenes of frontier settlement and hard struggle. ✅The monument symbolizes the 359th Brigade led by General Wang Zhen to reclaim the frontier. The main sword monument is 35.9 meters high, symbolizing the great cause of garrisoning and guarding the border. ✅There are huge granite stones on both sides of the monument, one is a map of Xinjiang, symbolizing the great unity of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, and the other is a symbol of Shihezi, an oasis new city built by the military reclamation soldiers on the Gobi desert. 🎫Tickets: 0 yuan 🚗Transportation: Navigation🧭Drive there, your car can be parked for free in the parking lot of Xinjiang Corps Military Reclamation Museum across the road