Reflections on the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre
Author: Yuelong Yinsha
I have been mourning for eighty-one years, and my tears are still sour today. Civilization has nothing to do with water and fire, but animals have clothes.
The shame and injustice are still there, but the dream comes true and the soul is at peace. I can't bear to read the writing on the wall, and it's hard to dry out the blood.
Feelings on the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre
Author: Guan Guan
The blood stained many bridges in Jinling, and the blood has not faded to this day.
At that time, people couldn’t bear to spend too much time, and the Qinhuai River was full of tides every night for ten miles.
Title: Sounding the whistle on the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre
Author: Wu Shijun
The clouds over Qinhuai River did not clear up, and the sirens of cars and ships rang through Nanjing.
I don’t know that a flute on this day can resonate in people’s hearts.
Extended information:
National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre:
The National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre is a memorial day established by the Chinese government. The state held a public memorial ceremony to commemorate the more than 300,000 compatriots who died in the Nanjing Massacre.
On February 27, 2014, the seventh meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress passed a decision to establish December 13 as the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre in the form of legislation. The adoption of the resolution elevated the commemoration of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre to the national level, demonstrating the Chinese people's firm stance against aggressive wars, defending human dignity, and safeguarding world peace.
Historical background:
Victims of the Nanjing Massacre:
The Nanjing Massacre (English: Nanjing Massacre, Rape of Nanjing) was the invasion of China in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War The Japanese army committed large-scale massacres, rapes, arson, robbery and other war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nanjing, China at that time.
The climax of the Japanese atrocities lasted for six weeks starting from the capture of Nanjing on December 13, 1937. The brutal massacre lasted for more than forty days. It was not until February 1938 that the order in Nanjing began to improve.
According to the relevant judgments and investigations of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and the Nanjing Military Tribunal after the end of World War II, more than 200,000 or even 300,000 Chinese civilians and prisoners of war were killed by the Japanese army during the massacre, about 20,000 Chinese women were raped by the Japanese army, and one-third of Nanjing was set on fire by the Japanese army, causing countless property losses.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre