General Joseph Stilwell Museum: General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum is located in Yuzhong District of Chongqing, China, occupying an area of 1.2 acres.

General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum (史迪威纪念馆)

Address: 63 Jialing New Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China 400015 ( 渝中区李子坝嘉陵新路63号)
Telephone: (86-023) 6360-9515
Admission charge: 10 yuan ($1.50)

bust of General Joseph W. Stilwell, Chongqing, China The museum sits on the site of the former U.S. military headquarters, doubled as the general's residence, in China during WW II when Chongqing (Chungking) served as China's provisional capital. The museum overlooks Jialing River and covers an area of about 1.2 acres. The museum's collection of wartime photographs is very impressive and includes many precious photographs of the Flying Tigers, U.S. volunteers revered by the Chinese. Every year the museum receives a large number of American visitors getting on or off their Yangtze River cruise in Chongqing.

Who Is General Stilwell?

General Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army four-star General best-known for his service in China and Burma. Stilwell's first visit to China was a vacation to Shanghai in November 1911 when he was based in the Philippines. He served his first tour in China 9 years later, which was followed by two more. During his time in China he became fluent in Chinese. From 1935 to 1939 he was the military attaché at the U.S. Legation in Beijing (Peking). The general is widely admired by the Chinese ever grateful for the enormous contributions by the United States to their victory against the Japanese invaders.

You may go to Wikipedia to learn more about this great American hero, but we highly recommend Barbara Tuchman's book, Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945, which is available at amazon.com where the paperback costs only $13.60.

Below are some of the photos a Laurus Travel staff member took. Please click on the thumbnails for large images.

Museum overlooking Jialing River, Site of former US military headquarters in China during WW II	Plaque by entrance showing the status of the site as an important cultural relic of Chongqing City	WW II U.S. military vehicles donated by a Chinese American whose father-in-law once served as Stilwell's liaison officer in China	General Stilwell with Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang's wife Mayling Soong who died in New York at the age of 106
General Stilwell's office	WW II war map in conference room	General Stilwell's bedroom - Photo 1	General Stilwell's Bedroom - Photo 2