Nanjing will never forget!

The intersection News August 15 this year is the 77th anniversary of Japan's announcement of unconditional surrender. For Nanjing, which has witnessed the Chinese nation's rising from crisis, the Nanjing Massacre of the Nanjing Massacre, which has deeply hurt the Chinese people and severely stabs the dignity of the nation, is an eternal painful memory in the hearts of the people of the city. The people of Nanjing will never forget! On the morning of the 15th, the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre of the Nanjing Massage in China held the "Nanjing will not forget" theme education activity in the Sempral Square and the "Three Betvings" exhibition area. The descendants of the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and the young representatives of the Nanjing Municipalities sounded a peaceful bell, and the memorial hall awarded the first batch of "Historical Memories Inheritors of the Nanjing Massacre" certificate.

Hit the peace clock, warn people not to forget history, and our generation to strengthen

At 8:15 in the morning, the helling ceremony was held in the Memorial Hall Public Square. Six descendants of the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and representatives of young people in Nanjing shared the peace clock together. The bells have been echoing over the square for a long time, and it always warn people: Remember historical memory, protect the truth of history, defend national dignity, and maintain peace and justice.

Gu Yanxi, a student of Nanjing Fangcao Garden elementary school in Nanjing, said: "As a elementary school student born in Nanjing in Nanjing, we will never forget the crime that the Japanese army had committed on this land. On August 15th, Japan surrendered! It was in exchange for countless martyrs through hard fighting and death. Today, we must cherish the hardships of this difficult, study hard, and grow up to build the motherland more prosperous and strong. ! ""

Survivors' memory inheritance, let future generations forget the truth of history forever

After the crashing ceremony, at 9 am, the "Nanjing Massacre Historical Memory Inheritors" certificate was held in the lecture hall of the "Three Better Wins" exhibition area of ​​the memorial hall.

The Nanjing Massacre survivors and their oral evidence, the people of Nanjing will never forget. The Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre of the Nanjing Massacre of China called on the descendants of the survivors as descendants of the survivors. As a historical memory inheritor, they told history with practical actions and let the world remember their memory.

At the ceremony, the memorial awarded the first batch of "Historical Memories Inheritors of the Nanjing Massacre" certificate. Xia Shuqin, the grandson of the Nanjing Massacre survivor Xia Shuqin, Xia Yuan, the great -grandson, Li Xuhan, the son of Ge Fengliang, the survivor Ge Daorong, the sons of the survivor Ai Yiying, Huang Xinghua, and the grandson Huang Rui descendants. Ai Yiying took the certificate in his hands.

Xia Shuqin, the grandson of the Nanjing Massacre survivor Xia Shuqin, said: "The tragedy of the Nanjing Massacre is a dark page in human history. I have heard the unfortunate encounter of my grandmother's family during the Nanjing Massacre. I will forget that history. In 2004, my grandmother took the 'Nanjing Massacre Survivor Certificate' from the Memorial Hall. From then on, the truth of the Nanjing Massacre was the most important thing for grandma. My son took the same weighting "inheritor" certificate again. In the future, we will be more responsible for telling the family's tragic experience to more people, so that the truth of the Nanjing Massacre will continue to pass. Want to call on more descendants of survivors to actively join the team of the "Historical Memory of the Nanjing Massacre" team. Everyone work together to let the world pay attention to the survivor group of the Nanjing Massacre and know the historical truth of the Nanjing Massacre. "

At the ceremony, Feng Yi, a consultant and poet of Nanjing Writers Association, shared the creative story of the poem "Unyielding City Wall" reflected in the Nanjing Massacre theme. Nanjing Youth Representative recited the poem "The Bell of Jiangdong Gate" on the spot.

After the ceremony, Xia Shuqin, the grandson of the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre, came to the family portrait of Xia Shuqin in the exhibition hall in the "History of the Nanjing Massacre" to tell the audience in 1937, and seven people in the nine people in the grandmother's family were tragically invaded the Japanese army. The unfortunate encounter of the slaughter.

Defend the truth of history and maintain peace and justice

History needs to be in awe, right and wrong, and war criminals must be spurred!

The reporter learned that as of now, there are only 55 survivors of the Nanjing Massacre. They are more than 92 years old. Over time, there are fewer and fewer survivors. In the 37 years of the establishment of the museum, the memorial has been unwilling to spread the concept of "remembering history and cherishing peace". In recent years, they have carried out various popular theme educational activities: each opening day, the 12 audiences who invited the first to the museum sounded a peaceful bell; The international students come to the memorial hall to "a lesson before", let them keep in mind history, and sprinkle the seeds from all over the world; carry out the "Purple Grass and Peace Lecture Hall", and invite the Nanjing Massacre History Research Experts to the audience, especially the public welfare history lessons; Send history into campus, carry out patriotic education courses; organize a memorial staff and experts and scholars in Nanjing colleges and universities to jointly collect the survivor's oral evidence, publish "The History of the Survivors of the Nanjing Massacre Survivors"; As a historical memory inheritor, the generation relay described the family's unfortunate encounters during the Nanjing Massacre to more people. In addition, in the field of historical research in the Nanjing Massacre, the Memorial Hall organizes experts and scholars to carry out various online and offline academic seminars at all levels, conducting books and publishing and publishing, etc., to restore historical truths in a diverse form, defend national dignity, and maintain peace and justice.

Xinhua Daily · Jiaojiao Reporter Zhu Nawen/Picture

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