Liuzhou 柳州

Karst mountains in the distance seen through an opening in a wall of stacked limestone. In Liuzhou, Guangxi, during WWII.

Remains of a temple (most likely Buddhist) at Liuzhou. The painted inscription on the rocks “半山” indicates half-way up the mountain.

Friend of Bob Riese poses amongst remains of aircraft factory and hangers at the air base at Liuzhou, in 1945. The facilities at the base were first destroyed by the Chinese and Americans during retreat in the face of Ichigo during the fall of 1944, then may have been destroyed more by American bombardment during Japanese occupation, and possibly destroyed...

P-61 Black Widow parked at Liuzhou air base during WWII, in 1945.

16th Combat Camera Unit photographer Hal Geer leans against jeep as he poses in Liuzhou in 1945.

Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. C-54 taking off at the runway at Liuzhou during WWII, in 1945.

Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. C-54 taking off at the runway at Liuzhou during WWII, in 1945.

Bob Riese poses amongst remains of aircraft factory and hangers at the air base at Liuzhou, in 1945. The facilities at the base were first destroyed by the Chinese and Americans during retreat in the face of Ichigo during the fall of 1944, then may have been destroyed more by American bombardment during Japanese occupation, and possibly destroyed more by...

Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. C-54 over the runway at Liuzhou during WWII.

GIs inspect a destroyed Japanese fighter left over at the airbase after the Japanese retreat from Liuzhou after Ichigo (一号作戦 Ichi-gō Sakusen, lit. "Operation Number One") . Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. See another image of this plane here.