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White Jade Hill is in the center of Lushun, as the ideal vantage
point to have a view over Lushun Port. It has a cable car on its main
side, a winding road along its slopes and a small footpath leading from
the base to its top through a forest. The Baiyu Tower atop the hill was
originally "The Loyalty Tower" built by Japanese troops to flaunt
their military strength
and to commemorate their own comrades killed in the war between Japan
and Russia. Today it has become a tourist vista, which provides a panoramic
view of the city. Looking below from the tower, Lushun's strategic location
comes clearly into sight.
 
In the northeastern part of Lushun are undulating hills, where
the main Russian fortifications were constructed. Bullet and shell-holes
along the northern fortification on the Eastern Jiguan (Cockscomb)
Hill are still distinct today and visitors can walk inside the large entrenchment
constructed with reinforced cement.

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