On December 12, the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre Victims of the Japanese Invasion of China held a memorial service for the families of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

At the scene, the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre, Xia Shuqin, Ai Yiying, Liu Minsheng, some of the survivors' families, and young students stood solemnly in the cold wind holding chrysanthemums and bowed three times to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

Survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, Xia Shuqin

[I hope young people] do not forget that we must ask for peace, and we must always want peace, peace, peace, peace, and peace is very important.

Liu Minsheng, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre

I hope that people all over the world will understand the truth of the Nanjing Massacre, jointly defend world peace, and remember this period of history.

2023 is the 86th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, and there are only 38 survivors of the Nanjing Massacre who are still alive. The heavy responsibility of inheriting the memory of the Nanjing Massacre falls on the shoulders of future generations.

Xia Yuan, the inheritor of the historical memory of the Nanjing Massacre

Remembering this period of history is not actually to remember this hatred, because only by remembering history, with history, let children also study hard, is to revitalize China. Only when our motherland is strong will others dare not bully us.

[same period] Ge Fengjin, the inheritor of the historical memory of the Nanjing Massacre

As the inheritors of the historical memory of the Nanjing Massacre, we have this responsibility and this important responsibility to pass on the historical memory of the (Nanjing Massacre), and now we are most pleased to see that there are many young people who have participated in the inheritance of the historical memory of the Nanjing Massacre, so that more people can understand and understand this history of the Nanjing Massacre.

Zhou Feng, director of the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invasion of China, said that the sufferings of history must not be forgotten, and the pace of progress will never stop.

Zhou Feng, director of the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invasion of China

Nanjing will never forget the tragic history of 86 years ago, and its efforts to safeguard the historical truth and inherit the historical memory will continue.

The list of victims of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall of the Japanese Invasion of China, also known as the "Wailing Wall", is 43 meters long and 3.5 meters high, and the list of victims of the Nanjing Massacre is engraved on it.

Reporter Ge Yong reports from Nanjing, Jiangsu

Editor in charge: [Fu Zihao]