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Recently, some historians found a photo in a Japanese newspaper. In the photo, the plaque plaque of Guanghuamen in Nanjing was placed on the ground. Guanghua Gate was the most intense and most casualties in Nanjing's defending war battle. Many people thought that its stone plaque was destroyed in the war in December 1937. Combined with the clues about Heguanghua Gate discovered earlier, experts believe that this photo is a new certificate that Guanghua Gate's stone plaque was picked up by the Japanese invaders.

In this black and white photo, the stone plaque with the word "Guanghua" is placed on the ground. Senior officials of the National Government, Yu Youren, was inscribed by Guanghua Gate. How do experts judge that the stone plaque was brought up by the Chinese army with this photo?

On December 13, 1937, the Japanese invaders attacked Nanjing, Guanghua Gate fell, and Nanjing completely fell. The Nanjing Massacre, which has been more than a month, began. After the smoke, only the gate of the city gate and the place names are used to this day.

"Guanghua Gate is the main entrance of Nanjing City (the Ming Dynasty), because it is the southernmost tip of the entire Royal Dao Street. It is on the central axis of the Ming Palace. Both China and Japan have the gains and losses of Guanghua Gate as a sign of Nanjing. "Nanjing Massacre Research Association member Lu Yan Ming said.

Once, some historians believe that Guanghuamen was destroyed in the Nanjing Defense War on the eve of the Nanjing Massacre. In 2014, researchers such as Lu Yanming noticed the photo posts of the 36th team of the Japanese army.

"The cover is‘ Guanghua ’, so it has begun to doubt the Japanese army’ s stealing the ‘Guanghua’ remnants. ”Said Lu Yanming, a member of the Nanjing Massacre Research Association of the Japanese invaders.

"Because in Nanjing's defense war, the 36th team of infantry (invasive Japanese army) was the main Japanese army that captured Guanghua Gate. The fonts and formal styles of 'Guanghuamen' are the same. "Said Tang Kai, a member of the Nanjing Massacre Research Association of the Japanese invaders.

A few years later, the researchers found the war set of the Ninth Division of the Japanese Invasion Japanese Army. Among them, there was a photo of the gates of the inside of Guanghua Gate. The photo shows that the stone plaque was not destroyed after the battle, and the word "Guanghua" was clearly visible.

"The Japanese army captured Guanghuamen as the" record 'to capture Nanjing, so some time after that, the Japanese army requested Guanghuamen's' record' to not be repaired. "Said Tang Kai, a member of the Nanjing Massacre Research Association of the Japanese invaders.

Not long ago, the researchers found in the Japanese report of the "Xingya Expo" that the expo not only introduced the exhibition area to introduce the war of China, but also introduced the beginning and end of the Guanghuamen battle. The photo of the stone plaque written with the word "Guanghua" appeared in the newspaper's report of the "Xingya Expo", and was marked by the collector as "Tosaka Army occupation souvenirs". Researchers found that the word Guanghua, which was found in 2014, was printed from the plaque. Therefore, the researchers believe that the three sets of evidence form a chain, support each other, and make inferences for the stolen plaque of the "Guanghua Gate".

"It took us a long time to search for historical materials first. These historical materials include pictures, text, and cultural relics. A group of Japanese newspaper and photos we have discovered now contains the residual plaque photos of Guanghua Gate. When it comes to Guanghua Gate, we say that it is suspected to be transported back to China by the Japanese army. But whether it is transported back to Japan or not, it will not affect the Japanese army's crime of stealing Guanghuamen's plaque itself. " Member Lu Yan name said.

Jiangsu Radio and Television Rong Media News Center reporter ｜ Jiang Chaonan Gu Xiaoyun

Source ｜ Xinhua News Agency

Edit ｜ Tao Tao

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