[Explanation] The spring grass is clear, and the chrysanthemum sends grief.

On the morning of April 4, 2021, the "2021 Qingming Festival Ceremony for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre" was held in front of the "Wailing Wall" at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.

　　[Commentary] Nanjing Massacre survivors Ge Daorong, Xia Shuqin, Ai Yiying, Ma Tingbao, Ma Tinglu, Shi Xiuying, Chen Deshou, Lu Hongcai, Liu Minsheng, Ruan Dingdong, representatives of the families of survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and representatives of the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre Holding a chrysanthemum in their hands, they paid tribute to the compatriots who died, and then came to the wall of the Nanjing Massacre victims list and bowed three times to mourn the dead.

　　[Concurrent] On-site

　　[Explanation] It is another year of Tomb-sweeping Festival. For many years, the old Nanjing Massacre survivors and the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre will come to the memorial hall to pay tribute to their loved ones, and place their grief on them.

　　[Concurrent] Nanjing Massacre survivor Xia Shuqin's granddaughter Xia Yuan

　　Bring the child today so that he can also understand this period of history, and can also serve as the inheritor and spreader of history.

　　[Explanation] In 1937, 10-year-old Ge Daorong hid in the refugee area, but was stabbed with a bayonet on his right leg by the Japanese invaders, but his family died tragically by a butcher knife.

　　[Concurrent] Ge Daorong, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre

　　I participate every year to respect, cherish and mourn the victims. It is also a great comfort to our survivors and our family.

　　[Concurrent] Li Xueqing, a staff member of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall of the Japanese Invaders Victims in Nanjing

　　I hope that through the "Ching Ming Festival" activities, everyone will remember the history of the "Nanjing Massacre" and cherish peace.

At present, we have 69 survivors registered by the Japanese Army Victims Assistance Association of Invading China. In the next step, we will continue to carry on the memory of the descendants of the Nanjing Massacre survivors.

　　[Explanation] On the same day, the Nanjing Massacre Survivors Aid Association prepared 1,213 white chrysanthemums and 1,213 messages to share in memory of the dead compatriots and pray for eternal peace.

　　Reporter Ge Yong from Nanjing, Jiangsu

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]