December 13 is the ninth National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims.
On this day, the bleak siren once again rang out as the background sound of the whole country; on this day, the deeds of the heroes who fought one after another and never hesitated to die once again resounded through the land of China.
Sacrifice to our country, the mountains and rivers are safe; the dead are dead, and the living are going forward.
The Chinese nation is a nation that produces heroes in large numbers, and it is also a nation that admires heroes.
Defending the reputation of heroes is not only respect for heroes, but also the inheritance and development of the spirit of heroes and national spirit. It is also to strengthen the belief and move forward steadily in the journey of building the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The years are quiet and good, and the martyrs are not forgotten.
Today, the Jingwei edition of the rule of law focuses on remembering the history of suffering and defending the honor of heroes and heroes, and publishes a special report, so stay tuned.
□ Reporter Ding Guofeng Rosasha
Recently, in front of the "Nanjing Massacre Victims List Wall", survivors Ai Yiying, Ma Tingbao, and Ruan Dingdong presented flowers with the support of their families, pointing tremblingly at the names of relatives engraved on the wall with wrinkled hands, confiding The pain of parting from life and death 85 years ago.
This is a scene from the scene of the "2022 Nanjing Massacre Victims' Families Memorial Event".
The mourning of the nation is sacrificed to the country.
2022 is the 85th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, and December 13 is the ninth National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims.
On this day, hundreds of millions of Chinese people will, in the name of the country, deeply cherish the memory of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese invaders, remember the history, never forget the past, cherish peace and create the future.
The reporter from the "Rule of Law Daily" learned that the memorial activities for the families of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, the sixth international peace walking event, the sixth season reading and patrolling activities, the "Peace Wishing Wall" signature memorial activity on the National Memorial Day, and the peaceful overseas Chinese community Prayer meeting... Recently, a series of activities have been carried out one after another to remember this national history of blood and fire, pain and tears, and to carry out patriotic education in depth.
The traces of time leave no one's heart.
The National Memorial Day has been deeply engraved in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.
At the same time, more and more peace-loving people around the world are also constantly devoting themselves to contributing to the memory of this history.
Continue to inherit and never forget the history
On the evening of December 5, 2022, Xiang Yuansong, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, died at the age of 94.
Xiang Yuansong was born in 1928.
After the fall of Nanjing, Xiang Yuansong, who was only 9 years old, lost two relatives. This memory has been branded in the old man's heart.
In 1937, Xiang Yuansong's elder brother, Xiang Yuangao, was captured by the Japanese army and held in a warehouse in Coal Harbor, where he was mass shot and burned.
His fourth uncle, Xiang Zhonglin, was also brutally killed by the Japanese army.
On the way to find the corpses of his relatives, Xiang Yuansong witnessed the pile of corpses on the river beach.
Later, Xiang Yuansong hid with his parents in the refugee area of Baotaqiao and survived by luck.
Since 2022, six survivors, Zhu Zaiqiang, Pu Yeliang, Wang Suming, Wang Heng, Wu Jiying, and Yu Changxiang, have passed away one after another.
As of now, there are only 54 survivors registered by Nanjing Aid for the Victims of the Japanese Invasion in China.
Today, the survivors of that catastrophe have ranged from chief to octogenarian.
In order to pass on the memory of this "national mourning" and accumulate strength in the inheritance, on August 15, 2022, the first batch of 13 "inheritors of the historical memory of the Nanjing Massacre" from 10 survivor families took over The baton of inheriting historical memory and disseminating historical truth will continue to advance to tell the historical truth of that period of blood and tears, and inspire future generations to do their part for world peace.
Among them, Xia Xing, son-in-law of the late Nanjing Massacre survivor Wang Suming, also taught himself English to tell foreign friends about this history, so that more people can understand the truth about the Nanjing Massacre; Chang Xiaomei, daughter of Nanjing Massacre survivor Chang Zhiqiang, wrote "The Life History of Nanjing Massacre Survivor Chang Zhiqiang" records and tells the ordinary and extraordinary life of his father, deeply records the family's grief and the pain of the nation; Li Zhenming, the son of the late Nanjing Massacre survivor Li Gaoshan Acting as a volunteer commentator, telling the audience about his father's experience, protecting history, and calling for peace.
Civil power adds new evidence
"From today, a comfort station has been opened. 30 minutes per person, the fee is 150 yuan (1.5 yen) for non-commissioned officers and 100 yuan (1 yen) for soldiers. It is quite lively and has always been full." This is the invasion of China Japanese soldier Arai Jun's "Army Diary" records the relevant circumstances of the establishment of comfort stations by the Japanese army in Nanjing on January 1, 1938.
This is also the earliest record of when the Japanese army opened comfort stations in Nanjing after the "comfort women" system was formally established.
"The Diary in the Battlefield" records in detail that from October 12, 1937 to September 23, 1938, Arai Jun followed the troops and set off from Japan by boat to join the battlefield of the invasion of China, in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi, Jiaxing, Zhenjiang and other places The diary of the garrison includes important contents such as the treatment of wounded Japanese soldiers, looting, the establishment of comfort stations, and the tenacious resistance of the Japanese army by the Chinese defenders.
This is one of the newly collected cultural relics and historical materials released by the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders on November 30, 2022.
This batch of cultural relics and historical materials also includes the "Army Diary" of the 11th Squadron of the 36th Infantry Regiment of the Ninth Division of the Japanese Invading Army, photos of the Japanese "No.
As of now, the memorial hall has newly collected 453 pieces (sets) of cultural relics and historical materials in 2022.
The cultural relics and historical materials released this time not only include archives and records of the Japanese invaders’ operations, but also photos of the Japanese invaders conducting bacterial tests and evidence of Japan’s implementation of militaristic education.
Among them, the "Nanjing Falls Children's Educational Drama Cards" issued by Japan in 1942 is a strong evidence of the Japanese government's implementation of militarism education for the people.
On the front of the drama card are comic strips of battles on the frontlines, celebrations of the fall of Nanjing, Nanjing’s entry into the city, and other scenes, while the back is an introduction script.
This drama card is published as a children's educational book in Japan's Dadongya Cultural Drama Club.
This release includes not only 51 pieces (sets) of precious cultural relics and historical materials collected in Japan by the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Invaders this year, but also Tang Kai, a private collector in Nanjing. A batch of cultural relics and historical materials collected by Mr. Wang for the Memorial Hall, including the "Remembrance Book of the Fall of the Capital" compiled and published in 1938, and a Chinese document published on January 6, 1938, which included the article "A Big Blow After the Enemy Entered Nanjing" on the Defense of Nanjing. Newspaper "Observatory", etc.
On September 1, 2022, Evan Kyle, the owner of a pawn shop in Minnesota, USA, posted on social media about a photo album suspected to contain color photos of the Nanjing Massacre documenting the Japanese invasion of China during World War II, which aroused widespread concern.
On November 17, the photo album was donated to the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago free of charge.
On November 16, Kyle updated the video and added that he was sorry that he might have made a mistake in the video at the beginning, because it was later discovered that some pictures in the album may have taken place in Shanghai, China, not Nanjing.
Although whether the photos are "new evidence of the Nanjing Massacre" remains to be verified, the historical photos shown in the album still arouse widespread attention at home and abroad.
It is understood that the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders has collected more than 6,000 pieces of national precious cultural relics since its establishment in the 1980s.
For a long time, the memorial hall has continuously received donations of various cultural relics and historical materials from domestic and foreign folks, which have played a positive role in excavating and studying the history of the Nanjing Massacre. Doctor's attention.
The rule of law guarantees national public sacrifices
"In 2018, the Nanjing Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee initiated the "Nanjing National Public Memorial Security Regulations" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") legislative work, which is an important practice of writing socialist core values, especially patriotism, into local regulations... ..." On December 5, 2022, Liu Wei, a deputy to the Nanjing Municipal People's Congress and vice-chairman of the Municipal Lawyers Association, gave a lecture on legal popularization to the masses at the Caoxiexia Cong Burial Site in Gulou District, Nanjing.
On the same day, the Propaganda Department of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee, the Legal Affairs Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, and the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Justice jointly held a public lecture on the theme of "Guaranteeing Public Sacrifice in the Name of Law" at the burial site to further popularize the content of the "Regulations" to the public.
On December 13, 2018, the fifth National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims, the "Regulations" were officially implemented.
Since then, national public memorial activities have been supported by local legislation, the ceremony has become more standardized, and it has also been clarified which behaviors are behaviors that challenge the bottom line and must not be touched.
Publicity and popularization of the "Regulations" before and after the National Memorial Day has also become one of the important activities after the implementation of the "Regulations".
This regulation is the first in Jiangsu Province to be drafted by a team of lawyers entrusted by the National People's Congress. Liu Wei was a member of the team at that time.
"Since the "Regulations" were promulgated, through various interviews and presentations, on the school platform, and in the media live broadcast room to preach, many publicity and popularization activities have been carried out on a regular basis, and the public's awareness has continued to increase." Liu Wei told the "Rule of Law" The Daily News reporter was very lucky to be able to participate in the drafting of the "Regulations". Not only did he experience and understand that period of history, but he also received a deeper education in patriotism.
The Nanjing Lawyers Association also assisted the Municipal People's Congress and other relevant departments to put forward many rectification suggestions in accordance with the "Regulations" for the lack of daily management and maintenance of some mass burial sites, the lack of location guidance signs, and the inconvenience of citizens' memorial activities found during field visits. .
Today, the pictures of 17 mass burial sites and two memorial sites in Nanjing are uploaded by AutoNavi Maps and embedded in the system. After citizens search for the names of mass burial sites on AutoNavi Maps, the map will automatically display the pictures of the mass burial sites, which is convenient. Citizens carry out memorial activities on a daily basis.
Liu Wei told reporters that after years of publicity and popularization, great progress has been made in cultivating public awareness of public sacrifices, strengthening education on socialist core values, and public sacrifice etiquette and behavioral norms.
"In the future, we need to increase the popularity among young people, especially primary and middle school students, and work hard on the promotion and popularization of the specific code of conduct that must be followed when participating in mourning activities or visiting national memorial facilities as stipulated in the "Regulations."
For a long time, Nanjing lawyers have been defending the historical truth of the Nanjing Massacre with practical actions, promoting the continuous improvement of relevant laws and regulations, and fulfilling the responsibility of legal persons in the era——
The Nanjing Lawyer Aid Group, formed by the late honorary director of Jiangsu Fade Dongheng Law Firm, chairman of the Nanjing Legal Aid Foundation, and first-class lawyer Tan Zhen, helped the Holocaust survivor Xia Shuqin to file lawsuits in China and Japan at his own expense , after 9 years, finally won the judgment of the Chinese and Japanese courts; Nanjing Lawyers Association and Nanjing Legal Aid Foundation jointly launched the "Lawyers Alliance for Safeguarding the Historical Truth of the Nanjing Massacre" in 2017, dedicated to safeguarding the Nanjing Massacre. Massacre history and protect the legitimate rights and interests of survivors.
"With the implementation of the "Regulations", the phenomenon of blatantly denying the historical facts of the Nanjing Massacre has become less and less, and it has also drawn a clear 'red line' for similar illegal activities on the Internet. Jurisdiction over illegal acts outside the city of Nanjing, in order to prevent wrong thoughts and behaviors that slander and deny the Nanjing Massacre.” A legal professional said.