Diederichs's stone

The Diederich stone ( English: Diederichs 's stone) was a monument in Qingdao, which was dedicated to Otto von Diederichs and the occupation of Jiaozhou Bay on 14 November 1897. On the anniversary of the occupation, it was inaugurated on 21 November 1898 by Prince Henry of Prussia. On the monument is an inscription with the following text has been applied: " The advertised here for emperor and empire ringsher the country, according to him this rock is called Diederich stone. " This monument was located halfway up the signal mountain ( Xinhaoshan, while the German government officially Diederich mountain called ), on the local radio station was set up. After the Japanese occupation of Qingdao, the plaque first with a Japanese inscription ( " November in the third year of Taishō period ") was vertically provided on the coat of arms eagle and brought before returning Qingdao 's to China on 10 December 1922 in a military museum to Tokyo.

Diederich stone after the inauguration

Signal Mountain with monument and tower - view NWW - Mountain, 1902

Signal station on the mountain above the monument Diederich, 1901

Diederich mountain residence of the governor, View of the southern cliff-side, 1913

Signal Hill on historic map: Tsingtao, 1912, scale 1:20,000