Ninety-one-eight
A day that all Chinese will never forget
18 September 1931
The Japanese army blew up the wicker lake section of the South Manchurian Railway
Falsely accusing the Chinese army of doing so
Then the shelling of Beidaying was carried out
The 918 Incident broke out, which shocked China and the rest of the world
This was the beginning of Japan's militarism
The 14-year war of aggression against China
this day
Changed the lives of many people
Early in the morning of September 19, 1931
Sun Shizhen, who lives near the Great South Gate of Shenyang
He was only 10 years old
What he didn't expect was
That day became a nightmare he would never forget
It also changed his life completely
That day, Sun Shizhen was on the street
See an army passing by with a plaster flag
At this time, there was a child of four or five years old
Ran over and touched the clothes of the Japan soldiers
This Japan soldier actually smiled evilly
Pick up this kid with a bayonet and carry it on your shoulders!
After the child was picked up, his whole body was still shaking
He died a painful death
Sun Shizhen said, after that day
On the upper floor of the Great South Gate of Shenyang
Every day, you can see the heads of Chinese hanging there
Every day is different
On September 19, 1931, armored units of the Japan invading army invaded the city of Shenyang
That day
Elementary school student Yang Zengzhi doesn't know yet
This will be his last lesson
At that time, the news of the 918 incident
It has just been transmitted to Haicheng Tengao Fort, which is 105 kilometers away from Shenyang
It's not class time yet
Teacher Zhao who teaches Mandarin class
He walked in with a serious expression
Mr. Zhao did not follow the original plan
Lecture on the content of the textbook
Instead, he spoke with grief and indignation
France novel "The Last Lesson"
Tears glistened in his eyes
The voice is already choked:
"A people who have died and become slaves
Just keep their language in mind
It's like holding a key that opens the prison door."
When it comes to this
Teacher Zhao couldn't control his emotions anymore
Crying bitterly
Write on the blackboard with trembling hands
"I am Chinese" 5 big characters
Tell the students:
"Today is also our 'last lesson'
From now on, we are also slaves."
Finish this class
Yang Zengzhi's school was closed
The students never saw Mr. Zhao again
I only heard that Mr. Zhao went to the anti-Japanese team
After that, the Japanese puppet authorities began to enslave their rule
Yang Zengzhi recalled
In the beginning, the Japanese army had students paint it with ink
The content of the text has national consciousness and patriotic thoughts
Later, all old textbooks were burned
New textbooks have been printed and distributed by the school
A Japan teacher came to the class
"A Japan teacher gave a big talk on the stage about 'one day, one virtue, one heart'
But what we hear and see
But it was the fall of Taiyuan, the fall of Nanjing, and the fall of Wuhan
Thousands of Chinese
Families are broken and displaced
Can we, as Chinese students, remain indifferent? ”
"I am Chinese"
It has become the "last lesson" that Yang Zengzhi will never forget
The enslavement education of the Japan invaders
That day
Qian Weichang, who has a full score in literature and history
Decided to transfer to the Department of Physics
He was born in a scholarly family in Wuxi, Jiangsu
The foundation of Chinese culture is very solid
At the age of 18, he scored two hundred points in Chinese and history
Admitted to Tsinghua University
And ninety-one-eight
It completely changed the trajectory of his life
After 918
He came to the Old Summer Palace with his classmates
Look at the bleak scene in front of you
Qian Weichang cried bitterly on the spot
On the ruins, a senior from Tsinghua University is giving a speech
It is said that China has been beaten for nearly 100 years
It is because of the backwardness of science and technology
There are no aircraft cannons
"When I heard it, I became angry
There are no aircraft cannons, we build them ourselves
I decided not to study history anymore
Learn to build aircraft cannons"
So, Qian Weichang decided to transfer to the Department of Physics
Masters from the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University gathered
It is the most demanding and difficult department in the school to graduate
Qian Weichang is in physics, chemistry, and English
The three subjects together are only 25 points
It's impossible to get into the physics department
At that time, Wu Youxun, the head of the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University
It is a study of modern Chinese physics
One of the pioneers and founders
Qian Weichang pestered Wu Youxun for a week
Soft grinding under hard foam
Wu Youxun was moved by his strong patriotic enthusiasm
Finally relented:
"General chemistry, general physics in a year
Advanced Mathematics in these three courses
If you can score 70 points, let you try it out first."
In order to be able to meet the requirements for transfer
Qian Weichang studied without sleep or food
Dormitories, classrooms and libraries are "three points and one line" every day
Before dawn, I rushed to the science and technology museum to read a book
A year later, he met the requirements for a transfer
Admission to the Faculty of Physics
1935 year
Qian Weichang graduated from the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University
That year
These nine people made one
Don't die
In 1931, the League of Nations sent a mission of inquiry
Learn about the 918 incident on the ground
Got the news
9 intellectuals in Shenyang
Secretly formed the "League of Nations Diplomatic Patriotic Group"
Risking death to collect ironclad evidence of Japan's invasion of China
They are the famous banker Gong Tianmin
Financier Shao Xinpu
Medical professors Liu Zhongming and Bi Tianmin
Charlie Zhang, Baoshi Li, Guangyuan Yu, Zhongyi Liu
Educator Zhang Yunling
Later, they became known as the "Nine Gentlemen" of Shenyang
One time, one proof
Proclamation that "the Japanese army controls the finances of the puppet state of Manchukuo".
It was posted at the entrance of the "Ministry of Finance" at that time
In order to take pictures for evidence
Gong Tianmin carries a camera
Sneak up on the roof of a shop
Because of the long wait
Gong Tianmin's legs and feet were numb, and he accidentally kicked off a tile
I only heard that a group of "Xiante" immediately poured out of the courtyard
He hurried up to the ridge of the house hidden by the branches
Hold your breath after lying on your stomach
Wait for the crowd to disperse
The sun was shining directly on the billboard
Gong Tianmin aimed at the opportunity
With the help of a car, the forensics were successful
The camera used by the "Nine Gentlemen" in Shenyang
The wives and children of the "Nine Gentlemen" also participated in the operation
The attic of a church is where they collate the evidence
Whenever I encounter a Japanese puppet spy suddenly breaks into the church
The ladies used a foot-operated organ
Play a pre-agreed repertoire
This organ
Covering the "Nine Gentlemen", he escaped being searched again and again
It was a thrilling time
It lasted more than forty days
Every time there is a gathering, the "Nine Gentlemen" must
"Drink a cup of bitter water to encourage the ambition of lying down and tasting courage"
Gong Tianmin explained to his wife every time he went out:
"If I can't come back, don't look for me!"
A Yamaha organ used by Mrs. Gong Tianmin in the collection of the Shenyang "Nine-·-18" History Museum
The "Nine Gentlemen" collected hundreds of precious materials
It took 8 days just to print
Some people edit it, some people re-copy it, and some people translate it
The result is a 400-page, illustrated text
English-Chinese bilingual compilation document
And named it "TRUTH"
"We take the risk of submitting to you
Or the fact that you have witnessed it with your own eyes
Or first-hand information
or well-substantiated facts
Some of the evidence presented in the image album
It was obtained at great risk to my life."
In a letter to the League of Nations Investigation Mission
"Nine Gentlemen" wrote
Once the documents are ready
There is one particular key
Also exceptionally risky procedure
In accordance with the legal principles of the International Court of Justice
The person providing the documents must sign the document
Otherwise, there is no legal effect
The nine gentlemen did not hesitate
Solemnly sign your name on this "book of life and death".
The wife of Professor Charlie Chang, a professor of medicine
I also made a blue satin skin for this material
The word "TRUTH" was embroidered with red silk thread
A replica of TRUTH. Courtesy of Shenyang "Ninth · 18th" History Museum
1932 year
A League of Nations investigation team arrives in China
Where the mission can go
The Japanese army has carefully deployed plainclothes gendarmes and spies
The "Nine Gentlemen" could not be approached
Frederick · O'Neill from Ireland
冒死帮忙传递了《TRUTH》
O'Neill, who sympathizes with the Chinese
When receiving the document, it said:
"If I die
I died for a great cause."
The efforts of the "Nine Gentlemen" were not in vain
In 1933, it was adopted by the Congress of the League of Nations
Resolution condemning Japan's acts of aggression
The representative of Japan withdrew on the spot
Eight of the "Nine Gentlemen" were tortured
They grit their teeth all the time
Not a single one bowed to the aggressor
Gong Tianmin said
"Although we are intellectuals
All are unarmed people
But we use our own wisdom
With your own efforts
Even at the cost of our own lives and blood
to win this war without gunpowder."
These people who were changed by 918
Here's their later story:
The 10-year-old boy Sun Shizhen back then
Since then, he has participated in the leadership of the Communist Party of China
Underground resistance
Engaged in anti-Japanese propaganda work
Until the time he became an old man
He'll still be on 918
to the "September · 18" History Museum
Tell the visitors about their own experiences
Commemorate that unforgettable period of history
Yang Zengzhi, a primary school student that year
Never forget
Mr. Zhao's "Last Lesson"
He and his classmates
Together, they secretly formed an anti-Japanese organization
Leaflets and lectures
Expose the Japan invaders
Heinous crimes committed against the Chinese people
In 1941, Yang Zengzhi was arrested and imprisoned by the Japanese puppet authorities
He was tortured, but he never gave in
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1943
He was released after Japan's surrender in 1945
Yang Zengzhi
Qian Weichang, who graduated from the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University
Realized his ambition of "science to save the country".
Later, he became a world-renowned mechanist
He is one of the founders of modern mechanics in China
With Qian Xuesen and Qian Sanqiang
And called "three money"
Qian Weichang once said
"I don't have a major
The needs of the country are my specialty."
He founded the first mechanics laboratory in mainland China
He served as the vice president of Tsinghua University
He also participated in the drafting of the first constitution of the People's Republic of China
He has worked on a wide variety of projects throughout his life
He has derived more than 10,000 formulas for summation of trigonometric series
Computer coding of Chinese characters has also been studied
In the last years of life
Qian Weichang is most concerned about
"Nurturing innovative human resources"
30 Jul 2010
Qian Weichang passed away in Shanghai
He was 98 years old
In 1979, Gong Tianmin, one of the "Nine Gentlemen", died
His son while sorting out the relics
Only to find out that Gong Tianmin had been in 1925
Secretly joined the Chinese Communist Party
At that time, he was an underground Communist Party member
Participated in the operation
Gong Tianmin
Ireland friends who help with the submission of documents
Frederick · O'Neill
He was forced to leave China in 1942
Decades later
His grandson, Mark, came to China to work
Married a Chinese wife
And continue to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather in China
Because of the fate of our ancestors
The descendants of the Gong family reconnected with Mark
In 2008
Gong Tianmin's granddaughter Gong Jie
At the United Nations Library in Geneva
Found the original TRUTH
Also discovered was the Report of the League of Nations Investigation Mission
The years have covered the bright background of the blue cloth bag
The word "TRUTH" is embroidered on the red thread
But it's still eye-catching
Gong Jie clearly recognized
Grandfather's signature at the end of the volume
17 Sep 2010
The descendants of the "Nine Gentlemen" will collectively be
This precious photocopy of "TRUTH".
Donated to the Shenyang "September · 18" History Museum
Ninety-one-eight
This figure clotted with blood
It is engraved with the pain of the Chinese nation
Why should we remember this day?
For the sake of the displaced children
For the sake of the teachers and students who wept bitterly for the last lesson
In order to change their ambitions
Just for the youth who saved the country
In order to risk his life
The "Nine Gentlemen" who only want to expose the truth of history
For 14 years
casualties of 35 million compatriots
For the sake of thousands of blood and lives
Drove out the Chinese who invaded the invaders
Today
We keep reminding ourselves
The Chinese people who have made great sacrifices
will be steadfast
Defend history written with blood and life
Ninety-one-eight
Don't dare to forget, can't forget!
Don't forget the national shame, our generation is self-reliant!
Sources: People's Daily, CCTV National Memory, Xinhua News Agency, Focus Interview, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and State Supervision Commission, etc