Aviation Martyrs' Cemetery sits on the eastern side of Nanjing, away from the city's busier imperial and Republican-era sights. The memorial honors airmen killed during the War of Resistance Against Japan, including Chinese pilots and foreign volunteers who flew in support of China.
The site is sober rather than showy: stone memorial architecture, graves, and wooded slopes give it the feel of a military cemetery as much as a museum stop. It suits travelers following Nanjing's twentieth-century history who want a quieter counterpoint to the much heavier Massacre Memorial.