[Commentary] Pass on memory and pray for peace.
On the eve of the seventh "National Memorial Day", on November 25, the family memorial event for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre was held in front of the Nanjing Massacre Victims List Wall by the Japanese Invaders.
Nanjing Massacre survivors Xia Shuqin, Ge Daorong, Shi Xiuying, Ma Tingbao, Lu Hongcai, Ai Yiying, Yu Changxiang and the family of survivors Mei Xiuying, family members of survivors Mei Shoulan, and the staff of the memorial hall remember the death 83 years ago Relatives and compatriots.
[Explanation] That day, Dongyu.
Early in the morning, the Nanjing Massacre survivors Xia Shuqin, Ge Daorong, Shi Xiuying, Ma Tingbao, Lu Hongcai, Ai Yiying, and Yu Changxiang brought their families to the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
They bowed to their relatives and compatriots in turn in front of the wall of the list of victims, and sent flowers to express their remembrance and remembrance.
[Concurrent] Xia Shuqin, Nanjing Massacre Survivor
There were 9 young and old in our family, my parents-in-law, my father and mother, and 5 of my sisters. At that time, 3 were killed by the Japanese army in a while. Of course, I myself (was) stabbed 3 times. Also (fainted) died, and none of the four neighbors lived.
[Concurrent] Zhang Jianjun, curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
Sacrifice is a traditional way for our Chinese nation to remember our ancestors. Organizing this kind of activities in the memorial hall every year is a kind of spiritual comfort for them (the Nanjing Massacre survivors).
(Hope) continue to pass on this historical memory.
[Explanation] According to statistics from the memorial hall, 4 Nanjing Massacre survivors have passed away since 2020. Currently, there are only 73 registered living Nanjing Massacre survivors.
In recent years, the memorial has launched a second-generation census of survivors and has recruited them to participate in voluntary services.
[Concurrent] Zhang Jianjun, curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
Last year, we started the census of the second generation of (Nanjing Massacre) survivors, the main purpose is to understand the work and living conditions of the second generation of (Nanjing Massacre) survivors.
(Currently) we have surveyed thousands of second generations, and we will continue to do this work. Many of them have participated in our volunteer service and various tasks. They will become the inheritance of this historical memory. people.
Reporter Ge Yong from Nanjing, Jiangsu
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】