To the north of Lushunkou Bay, and on top of Baiyun Hill, there stands a white tower known as Baiyu Tower. Originally the tower was built after the Russo-Japanese War by the Japanese to commemorate their 20,000 war casualties.

Known as the "Hall of Ashes," the 66.8-meter tower is shaped like a candle on one side, offering a sacrifice to the souls of the deceased. On the other side, it resembles a bullet, which symbolizes the military force of Japan. More than 20,000 Chinese slave laborers were captured and driven to build the monument. Many of them died during the two-and-a-half-year period.

In 1985, the tower was formally renamed Baiyu Tower. A cannon with a barrel diameter of 210 millimeters is displayed on the hillside nearby. It was originally bought by the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) from the Krupp Arsenal in Germany.