Memory

Yesterday, we toured the Weihai peninsula and then caught a ferry to Linguon Island, site of many battles between the Chinese and Japanese in both World War II   and the Sino-Japanese War. The wounds of these conflicts have not healed, and there is still much bitterness toward the Japanese.

One exhibit tells the story of a Chinese family whose ten members jumped down a well rather than be captured by the Japanese.

  

 Today, this beautiful island is peaceful with gardens, a temple, and monuments to the dead. There are several historical museums and even a zoo.  Cable cars in an array of bright colors carry their passengers to a pagoda at the top of the mountain.