Today is December 13th,
It is the 10th National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
86 years ago today,
December 13, 1937
The invading Japanese army is in the city of Nanjing
began more than 40 days of horrific massacre,
300,000 compatriots in distress.
Teachers and parents,
Be sure to tell your child about this history that you can't forget.
Tell your child the truth about history
Please let the children remember these strange old people
Please tell the children that these strange old people, with the grief and despair of losing their loved ones, with the humiliation and pain of being bullied and raped, have survived bravely and strongly. Every survivor of the Nanjing Massacre is a living witness to this period of history, a defender of historical truth, and a guardian of peace and justice.
Please tell the child who recorded these histories
When you tell your child about this painful history, please don't forget to tell him that in the bloody days, the glory of humanity has never been far away, and many international friends have risked their lives to shelter refugees and wounded soldiers. Today, there are still international friends who are running to reveal the truth about the atrocities.
During the Nanjing Massacre, Johann Rabe, who was born in Germany, and international friends campaigned to stop the atrocities and protect 250,000 Chinese civilians from being slaughtered.
After returning home, he was persecuted by the Nazis for exposing the crimes of the Japanese army. On October 28, 1996, Rabe's Diary was published. In 1997, Rabe's tombstone arrived in Nanjing, and the only inscription on the tablet was: "A good man, an unyielding man".
In 1937, the Danish young man Bernhall Schinderberg bravely stood up and set up a refugee camp with his German colleague Carl Günther and others, sheltering thousands of refugees and wounded Chinese soldiers.
He procured food and medicine for the camp, regardless of the dangers. At the same time, many cases of Japanese military crimes were recorded, exposing to the international community the atrocities of the Japanese army in Nanjing.
During the Nanjing Massacre, American Pastor John Magee risked his life to capture the original footage of the Nanjing Massacre. In the footage, Japanese tanks are frantically shelling the city of Nanjing, machine guns are shooting at groups of citizens, and the charred corpses are horrific to see......
In 1946, when the International Military Tribunal for the Far East tried Japanese war criminals, Magee was a witness to the court about the atrocities he had witnessed in Nanjing.
Minnie Weitling, an American missionary, served as acting dean of Jinling Women's College during the fall of Nanjing, volunteered to form a left-behind committee with the school's faculty and staff, and sheltered more than 10,000 women, children, and refugees.
On many occasions, she bravely stepped forward to negotiate with the Japanese invaders at critical moments, raising food and money everywhere to ensure food and clothing for the refugees. The story of the movie "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" was inspired by "Weitling's Diary".
Zhang Chunru. A Chinese-American. Her book "The Nanjing Massacre" is considered by William Kirby, chair of the history department at Harvard University, to be the first English book in human history to fully study the Nanjing Massacre.
Before the publication of this book, little was known about the catastrophe of the Nanjing Massacre in the West. They knew about Auschwitz, about the millions of Jews, Poles, Soviets, Gypsies, Germans who were murdered by the Nazis, but they didn't know what kind of atrocities the Japanese army committed in Nanjing during World War II.
Tell your child why there is a memorial day
On February 27, 2014, the seventh meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress passed a decision to designate December 13 as the National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
History will not change because of the changes of the times, and facts will not disappear because of clever denial.
The purpose of holding a public memorial ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre is to arouse the yearning and perseverance of every kind person for peace, not to perpetuate hatred.
The Chinese and Japanese peoples should continue to be friendly for generations to come, learn from history, face the future, and jointly contribute to the peace of mankind.
As a child of China, this day is of course heavy and solemn.
On such a special day, please tell your children that the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre was established to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre and all the compatriots who were killed by the Japanese invaders during the Japanese imperialist war of aggression against China, to expose the war crimes of the Japanese invaders, to bear in mind the profound disasters caused by the war of aggression to the Chinese people and the people of the world, and to express the firm stand of the Chinese people in opposing the war of aggression, defending human dignity and safeguarding world peace.
Tell your child that these names cannot be mispronounced
Built in 1985, the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre was the first memorial hall of the Anti-Japanese War in China. The memorial hall is located at the site of the Jiangdongmen massacre of the Nanjing Massacre and the mass burial site of the victims, and has become a landmark to promote the construction of an international peaceful city while excavating and researching history.
Entering from Gate 1 of the memorial hall, the side of the wall looks like a broken saber, but when we look down from the sky, it is a boat of peace. Just like the concept of the museum, it means remembering history and cherishing peace.
At present, the memorial hall contains three basic exhibitions: the historical exhibition of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese army invading China, the theme exhibition of "Three Victories", and the exhibition of "Sex Slaves in World War II - The Japanese Army's 'Comfort Women' System and Its Crimes", with a total of nearly 4,000 photos, 9,992 pieces of various cultural relics, and 262 video materials.
If you're ready to step into the memorial, pronounce the name correctly:
Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invasion of China
Please bear in mind! The Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invaders of China can be called the Nanjing Jiangdongmen Memorial Hall, but it cannot be called the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall!
The National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre cannot be called the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day!
Please tell your children that today we should be self-reliant
Some people ask, what does the Nanjing Massacre have to do with you and me?
This history is linked to the past and future of you and me.
The pain and perseverance we have experienced will always remind us:
This is powerful, and it is not easy to come by!
This peace is not easy to come by!
so that the white bones can sleep;
so that the soul can sleep peacefully;
turning the butcher's knife into an alarm bell;
Engrave the name of the deceased as a historical record.
We can't forget Nanjing in 1937,
In order to better protect the current China,
In any case, tell your child:
Don't forget the national shame and rejuvenate China!
Our generation should be self-reliant!