Ma Ying-jeou went to the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Army Invading China and appealed that "history must not be forgotten."

Nanjing, 3 Mar (ZXS) -- Near Qingming, Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang, and his entourage visited the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Army Invading China on 29 March to deeply mourn the compatriots who died. Ma Ying-jeou said in an interview that history must not be forgotten, and all our Chinese should be self-reliant and self-reliant, so that they will not be bullied and slaughtered by others.

At about 9:30 a.m., Ma Ying-jeou and his entourage arrived at the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Invading Army, came to the large sculpture of "The Disaster in the Ancient City", held flowers, and stood in solemnity.

The eye-catching characters of "300000,1937" are inscribed with the extremely painful collective memory of all Chinese sons and daughters. On December 12, 13, after the invading Japanese army captured Nanjing, it caused the Nanjing Massacre. As many as 30,<> people died in the massacre, which was the final verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and the Nanjing Military Tribunal for the Trial of Japanese War Criminals.

Entering this ruin-type memorial hall built in the Jiangdongmen Collective Massacre Site of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invading Army and the burial place of the deceased compatriots, Ma Yingjeou and his entourage looked solemn all the way, facing the sculpture of "The Disaster of the Ancient City", offering a basket of flowers, collective silence, and mourning the deceased compatriots.

Afterwards, Ma Ying-jeou walked into the Progress Hall and visited the "Nanjing Massacre Historical Exhibition" to understand the situation before the fall of Nanjing, the Japanese invasion of Nanjing and the defense of Nanjing, the atrocities of the Japanese army in Nanjing, humanitarian relief, Nanjing after the massacre, post-war investigation and trial, etc.

"I have seen some books and photos about the history of the Nanjing Massacre, but I have never been so shocked as today. Because this is a rare bestial behavior in human history, Chinese is the biggest victim. Ma Ying-jeou said in an interview that as a Chinese, no matter which side of the strait he is, he should be self-reliant and self-reliant, and bravely resist in the face of external bullying. The purpose of bringing students here this time is to hope that they can understand things that may not be enough in Taiwan, as an important reference for their future development.

The Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invading Army was completed and opened in August 1985, and a large number of precious cultural relics and historical materials in the museum tell the history of that year to the world with irrefutable facts. The three basic exhibitions exhibit nearly 8,3 photographs, nearly 4000,260 cultural relics collections, and more than <> video materials, and also preserve the "mass grave" site, including sculpture square, memorial square, sacrificial ground, peace park, victory square, etc.

It is understood that the memorial hall has carried out exchanges with Taiwan for many years, held the fourth academic seminar on the history of the cross-strait War of Resistance Against Japan, and video exchange activities to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration. In 2018, the Memorial Hall went to Taiwan to hold the "National Rejuvenation with History as a Lesson - Nanjing Defense War and Nanjing Massacre Historical Facts Exhibition", and compatriots on both sides of the strait jointly held a public memorial ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre at the Huwei Fort in New Taipei City. (End)