By Xu Yang and Zhao Hongnan
沈阳2月22日电（记者徐扬 赵洪南）今年是“九一八事变”爆发90周年。事变爆发地之一的北大营遗址正在进行修缮，将建成陈列馆预计在今年9月18日前对外开放。
SHENYANG, Feb.22 -- This year marks the 90th anniversary of the “September 18th Incident”. The Beidaying (Northern Grand Barracks) site in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, one of the sites where the incident broke out, is undergoing repairs. It will be transformed into an exhibition hall to the public before September 18, 2021.
北大营遗址位于沈阳市大东区柳林街2号。这座始建于1907年的营房，既是日本侵华战争的铁证，也是中国14年抗战起点的记忆坐标。作为中国苦难历史的一个见证者，它将永远警醒中国人。
The Beidaying site in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, was once full of barracks initially built since 1907. It is an ironclad proof of the War of Aggression against China launched by Japan and a memory coordinate marking the starting point of Chinese people’s 14-year war of resistance. The site will always alert the Chinese people as a witness to Chinese suffering during the historical period.
1931年9月18日夜，日军炸毁了沈阳柳条湖附近的南满铁路，反诬中国军队所为，随即悍然袭击驻扎在北大营的东北军，震惊中外的“九一八事变”由此爆发。
On the night of September 18, 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army blew up a section of the railway near Liutiao Lake in the northern suburb of Shenyang City by itself. It falsely accused the Chinese army of doing so. Then the Japanese army brazenly attacked the Kuomintang’s Northeastern Army, who were stationed in the barracks in Beidaying, marking the beginning of the “September 18th Incident”, shocking both China and the other countries around the world.
中共辽宁省委党校教授王建学说，当时国民政府严令“不抵抗”，但驻扎在北大营的东北军将领王铁汉仍然违令指挥队伍抵抗，击毙击伤敌军24人。
According to Wang Jianxue, a professor at the Party School of the Liaoning Provincial CPC Committee, Wang Tiehan, commanding officer of the Northeastern Army stationed in Beidaying, issued an order to resist despite the strict order of “non-resistance” from the then central government, killing and wounding 24 enemies.
2011年，沈阳文保志愿者发现了这三幢营房遗址。为了更好地铭记这段历史，北大营遗址陈列馆建设工程于2018年正式启动，除复原营房原貌外，文物征集工作也在同步进行。截至目前，沈阳市已征集1400余件具有重要历史意义和研究价值的相关文物。
In 2011, volunteers dedicated to relic protection in Shenyang City discovered the ruins of three barracks. In order to better imprint this historical period in people’s memory, the construction of the Exhibition Hall of Beidaying Site was officially launched in 2018, with the restoration of the original appearance of the barracks and the collection of cultural relics being carried out simultaneously. As of now, there have been more than 1,400 items of cultural relics of important historical significance and research value collected in Shenyang City.
