Zhazidong prison, the site of Zhazidong Prison
For a domestic Chinese tourist, no Chongqing Tour is complete without visiting Zhazidong prison. The site of Zhazidong Prison was covertly set up in 1943 by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) . It is located in Gele Mountains, northwest of Chongqing. Zhazidong was a coal mine turned prison with 16 wards for men and 2 for women holding 300 prisoners…