Manzhouli National Gate Scenic Area

Zabaikalsk is an urban area and administrative center in the Zabaikal District of Russia's Nizhny Baikal Krai. It is located on the Sino-Russian border and borders the Chinese border town of Manzhouli. From the North Xinjiang Pearl Revolving Building in the Manzhouli National Gate Scenic Area, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire Zabaikalsk.
During World War II, eighteen Jews fled Europe to Transbaikalsk Station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, located on the border of the Soviet Union and China. The local government at the time refused to accept them for fear of worsening relations with Germany.
Abraham Kaufman, president of the Far East Jewish Association, consulted Lieutenant General Higuchi Kiichiro of the Japanese Fifth Army stationed in Manchuria. After seeing this situation, he and his men arranged food, clothing, and fuel to survive the cold and Medical treatment and routes to Shanghai.
This route was known as the "Higuchi Route" and it is said that between 1938 and 1940, 4,000 to 20,000 Jews traveled to Shanghai via this route. Later, Chine Sugihara and Wang Kaiwo rescued Jewish refugees to the Japanese concession in Shanghai. # InstantLookEarth #Inner Mongolia #Hulunbuir #Manzhouli #Russia #Border #RussiaTravel

Post by 玩转星球-Kevin | Sep 30, 2022