China News Service, Nanjing, August 15 (Reporter Zhu Xiaoying) August 15, 2020 is the 75th anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. In the morning, the memorial held a ceremony to raise the national flag and ring the bell of peace.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, a solemn atmosphere was held on the Gongji Square of the memorial hall. A flag-raising ceremony was held. Chinese personnel sang the national anthem. Representatives of Nanjing Zijincao International Peace School rang the peace bell.
The Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders was completed and opened on August 15, 1985. For more than 30 years, the memorial hall has been constructed and developed into a memorial hall with high international reputation, covering a total area of 103,000 square meters. From December 13, 2014, the memorial hall has become the venue of the National Memorial Ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
In the memorial hall, there are three "mass graves" sites of the Nanjing Massacre. At the same time, there are three basic exhibitions: the historical exhibition of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese invaders, the "Three Must-Victories" theme exhibition, and the "Sex Slaves in World War II: The Japanese Army's "Comfort Women" System and Their Crimes" Exhibition", showing the Nanjing Massacre. The Japanese "comfort women" system, and the history of the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, exhibited nearly 4,000 photographs, 9,992 various cultural relics, and 262 video materials.
Duan Yueping, the 87-year-old former deputy curator of the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders this year, participated in the 35th anniversary of the memorial building that day. She said that the memorial has not been isolated since its establishment, but has been closely linked to the destiny of the country. It is hoped that generations of young people will maintain and pass on the historical truth.
"35 years ago today, the memorial was officially opened to the public. Since then, the historical memory of the Nanjing Massacre has a physical space." Zhang Jianjun, curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, said that the memorial has been dedicated to historical research and education for many years. , Disseminating historical truth, has become a first-class international venue.
"The time node where we are is not only a historical paragraph, but also a new historical beginning." Zhang Jianjun said. (Finish)