Hill 203

Hill 203 (in Chinese: 二零三高地 or in Japanese: 二〇三高地, or in Russian Mount Vysokaya (Гора Высокая)) is a high ground located in Lushunkou District, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.

In 1904-1905, one of the fiercest battles was fought between the Japanese and Russian armies in the Siege of Port Arthur, during the Russo-Japanese War.

Japanese General Maresuke Nogi used kanji with the same pronunciation but a different meaning to name it "Thee (you)-Spirits Mountain" (in Chinese: 爾靈山; Erlingshan) in a famous poem written after the battle, in which his son died:[1] 男子功名期克艱 鐵血覆山山形改 萬人齊仰爾靈山 But it was overcome by the deeds of young men.

In 1993, the Japan-China Friendship Exchange Support Association for Children donated 1,300 cherry blossom trees to Dalian City, which were planted at the foot of the South Peak of Hill 203.

Since 1998, the local area began to hold the annual "Cherry Blossom Journey" event.