The Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery is Beijing's main resting place for the highest-ranking revolutionary heroes, high-ranking party and state leaders and, in recent years, individuals deemed of majo
Main entrance
Buildings inside the cemetery
Buildings inside the cemetery
Martyrs' cemetery in Babaoshan
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Israel Epstein, also known by his Chinese nickname "Aipei", was a Polish-born Chinese journalist who was one of the few foreign-born members of the Chinese Communist Party.
Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
…moved to the Hualong Imperial Cemetery, near the Western Qing tombs, in 1995. The remains of his brother Prince Pujie still rest at Babaoshan Cemetery. Israel Epstein, a Pole who immigrated to China, was honored and cremated at Babaoshan in 2005. In January 2010, eight individuals (four UN peacekeepers and four Chinese…
Epstein in 1942
Israel Epstein in 1944, Jin-Sui Border Region (northwestern Shanxi)
Epstein (front line, second right) visited Yan'an in 1944 with Mao (top right)