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.

It is so named because it is 203 metres (666 ft) above sea level.

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:

爾靈山 Nireisan
爾靈山嶮豈難攀

男子功名期克艱
鐵血覆山山形改
萬人齊仰爾靈山

 Nireisan was indeed difficult to climb,

But it was overcome by the deeds of young men.
Under a mantle of iron and blood, the mountain's shape is changed.
Now all look up in awe at Nireisan.

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