Diederichs's stone

Diederichs's stone was a German monument in Qingdao that commemorated Admiral Otto von Diederichs and the German occupation of the Kiautschou Bay concession on 14 November 1897. It stood about 5 meters tall on the southwestern slope of Signal Hill, at an elevation of 98 meters. Its most prominent feature was a plate with the imperial eagle of the German Empire and inscriptions in German and Chinese.

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• A plate decorated with the imperial eagle of the German Empire
• German inscription: 'For him who won for Kaiser and Reich the land all around, let this rock be named Diederichs's stone'
• Rock inscription noting the date of the German occupation: 14 November 1897
• A separate Chinese inscription to the right of the German text
• A Japanese inscription added in 1914, reading '7 November of the third year of the Taishō period'

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行前须知

• The monument was located on the southwestern slope of Signal Hill, at an elevation of 98 meters.
• The monument was dismantled in 1922, so no physical remains exist at the site today.

历史背景

The monument was dedicated on 21 November 1898 by Prince Henry of Prussia. After Japan occupied Qingdao in November 1914, a Japanese inscription was placed across the imperial eagle. When Japan handed Qingdao back to China on 10 December 1922, the monument was dismantled and parts taken to a military museum in Tokyo.