Dongjiguan Mountain

{{Short description|Hill in Dalian, China}}

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Dongjiguan Mountain ({{Lang-zh|东鸡冠山}}, meaning "East Cockscomb Mountain") or Tongchikuan Mountain is a hill in Lushunkou District, Dalian, Liaoning, China, where the Imperial Russian Army had built a fort on the north side of this mountain to defend the Lüshun Naval Port.[https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=73411&start=135 Most Heroic Last Stand Ever (#138)]

During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, the Japanese Imperial Army, after several unsuccessful assaults, conquered it in December 1904, one month before the ceasefire. The Russian General Roman Kondratenko was killed in one of these assaults.Kowner, Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War, p. 188-189.

Dongjiguan Mountain is now part of the Dongjiguan Mountain Scenic Area where all domestic and foreign visitors can learn the history of the Russo-Japanese War.

File:North Fort of Dongjiguan Mountain - Layout.jpg|The Layout of the North Fort at Dongjiguan Mountain

File:North Fort of Dongjiguan Mountain, for education.jpg|The North Fort is now open to the public for educational purposes

File:North Fort of Dongjiguan Mountain - side entrance.jpg|The side entrance to the fort

File:North Fort of Dongjiguan Mountain, with visitors.jpg|The North Fort of Dongjiguan Mountain, with many domestic and foreign visitors

File:North Fort of Dongjiguan Mountain - Memorial.jpg|The victory memorial of the North Fort battle