Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
Main entrance
Traditional Chinese八寶山革命公墓
Simplified Chinese八宝山革命公墓
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBābǎoshān gémìng gōngmù
Wade–GilesPa1-pao3-shan1 ko2-ming4 kung1-mu4
IPA[pápàʊʂán kɤ̌mîŋ kʊ́ŋmû]

The Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery (Chinese: 八宝山革命公墓) is Beijing's main resting place for the highest-ranking revolutionary heroes, high-ranking government officials and, in recent years, individuals deemed of major importance due to their contributions to society. In Chinese, Babaoshan literally means "The Eight-Treasure Mountains". The cemetery is located in Babaoshan Subdistrict, Shijingshan District, in western Beijing Municipality.