Longling "Comfort Station" 龙陵慰安所

During the war, Japan forced many women into prostitution at so-called "Comfort Stations" 慰安所. In Longling 龙陵 the building, once the home of a wealthy family, has survived and is now a museum and memorial.

The alleyway in the heart of Longling leading to the "Comfort Station"

Museum display of the fate of a local girl, 李莲春, captured to serve as a sex slave by the Japanese (1)

Museum display of the fate of a local girl, 李莲春, captured to serve as a sex slave by the Japanese (2)

Museum display of the fate of a local girl, 李莲春, captured to serve as a sex slave by the Japanese (3)

Museum display of the fate of a local girl, 李莲春, captured to serve as a sex slave by the Japanese (4)

Museum display of the fate of a local girl, 李莲春, captured to serve as a sex slave by the Japanese (5)

Museum display of the fate of a local girl, 李莲春, captured to serve as a sex slave by the Japanese (6)

Museum display of the fate of a local girl, 李莲春, captured to serve as a sex slave by the Japanese (8)

Museum display of the fate of a local girl, 李莲春, captured to serve as a sex slave by the Japanese (7)

Li Lianchun 李莲春, unlike many others who were murdered when the Japanese retreated, survived her ordeal.

The Dong Family 董家 home was converted into a Japanese brothel in 1942 and is now a museum and memorial.

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