Xinhua All -Media+｜ The first batch of Nanjing Massacre historical memory inheritors attended the job

On August 15th, the theme education activity of "Nanjing will never forget" was held in the Memorial Hall of the November Massacre of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invaders. At the same time, the first batch of 13 "Historical Memories Inheritors of the Nanjing Massacre" was certified, which means that the descendants of the survivors officially took over to inherit historical memory and spread the truth of history.

In the tragedy of the world 85 years ago, Xia Shuqin, 8, lost 7 relatives. On the morning of December 13, 1937, a team of Japanese soldiers broke into her home at the 5th of the new intersection. Instantly, she was 8 years old and her 4 -year -old sister left.

"When I know that the Japanese surrender, I cried happily. I miss my loved ones, they died too much ..." In the early morning of the 15th, Xia Shuqin, 93, came to the memorial hall and mentioned the past. The old man was excited. It is difficult to hide the pain.

"I can see that my grandmother wants to forget the pain, but she often says that if I don't say it, someone will forget the crime and beautify the war." Xia Shuqin's grandson, Xia Yuan, told reporters that the biggest wish of the elderly is the year of life. You can hear the sincere apology of Japan.

For the elderly survivor group, the painful memory has continued to reproduce, making them restless. But I dare not forget or forget. I look forward to the deepest obsession of Tianli.

In April of this year, Wang Heng, a centenar survivor, died, and Weibo "Grandpa Wang Heng's Story" also stopped. In his later years, Wang Heng had opened an online account with the help of the granddaughter Wang Lian to tell the war he experienced.

"I told Grandpa he had more than 8,000 fans, he was particularly happy. The biggest wish of Grandpa during his lifetime was to let more people know the truth of history." Wang Lian said.

Hide the catastrophe, the enemy is not too old. Since 2022, six survivors have passed away, namely Zhu Zengqiang, Wu Yeliang, Wang Suming, Wang Heng, Wu Jiying, and Yu Changxiang. As of now, there are only 55 people who have registered in the world, with an average age of 92.

"The survivors of the Nanjing Massacre are getting older, and more and more offspring has gone to the front desk." Wang Satellite, vice chairman of the Vice President of the Nis aid Association of the Nanjing Invasion Japanese Army, said that they will become the "main force" of inheriting historical memory.

据了解，首批“南京大屠杀历史记忆传承人”共13名，是葛凤亮、黄兴华、黄睿、夏媛、李玉瀚、李真铭、常小梅、刘榴、马雯倩、徐宏、夏天行、王莲、 Ruan Hongyan, from 10 survivors families.

Chang Xiaomei told reporters that his father Chang Zhiqiang saw 6 relatives be killed under the Japanese knife and guns when he was 9 years old. "The father's encounter is the evidence of iron and the mission of our descendants. We must refute the ridiculous remarks of Japanese right -wing people and stop the resurrection of militarism."

It is understood that in order to record his father's life, Chang Xiaomei has written and published the "History of Life of the Life of the Nanjing Massacre Survivor Chang Zhiqiang" in the Chinese, Japanese, and English versions.

"Father's memory is the heirloom of our family." Ge Fengliang said that his father Ge Daorong organized his personal experience into a book of more than 100,000 words, named it "Remember History", and distributed it to his children as "Hedu Treasure". They must keep in mind and not forget.

Zhou Feng, chief of the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre of the Nanjing Massacre of China, introduced that this "inheritor" team will further expand in the future. "We also call for more descendants and descendants of survivors to join in, and to pass the truth of the history of the Nanjing Massacre forever."

Zhao Zhao was in the past and was alert to future generations. From 8 am, visitors at the gate of the Memorial Hall have lined up.

"This is the pain of Nanjing and the memory of the nation. As fellow citizens, we must cherish the hard -won peace, let alone forget the heinous crimes committed by the invaders," said a visitor. (Reporter Jiang Fang)

【Edit: Jiang Yuwei】

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