On the morning of November 5, the Memorial Hall of the Compatriots Killed in the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invasion of China held an offline lights-out ceremony for the recently deceased Nanjing Massacre survivors Huang Liushi, Fu Zhaozeng and Ma Xiuying to commemorate the passing "witnesses of time". As of now, only 61 survivors are left on record.
Representatives of the families of the three deceased Nanjing Massacre survivors and the staff of the memorial hall attended the lights-out ceremony. At the beginning of the ceremony, the staff turned off the lights for the photos of the deceased survivors Huang Liushi, Fu Zhaozeng and Ma Xiuying. Immediately, representatives of the survivors' families presented chrysanthemums to their loved ones. The entire crew bowed three times to the photograph of the deceased survivor. Representatives of the survivors' families also donated the relics of the elderly to the memorial hall of the compatriots killed in the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invasion of China.
Shi Pengcheng, deputy director of the memorial hall, said that 84 years ago, many of them lost their parents and brothers in the tragic massacre, and their relatives were devastated by the Japanese army. After 84 years, although the survivors have entered the twilight years, they are still alive and well. Today we are here to hold the "Lights Out Ceremony for The Survivors of the Dead", which is not only our remembrance of the survivors of the deceased, but also our inheritance of the truth of history. "History is painful, but it must be remembered! The survivors have passed on to us the memories they have condensed with their lives, and we have the responsibility to pass on their historical memories forever. I hope that we will always remember this painful history, cherish and maintain the hard-won peace, and build a barrier to defend peace in everyone's heart to avoid the recurrence of historical tragedies. ”
Fu Zhaozeng's son Fu Qiang recalled that as a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, his father Fu Zhaozeng suffered hardships at a young age. In 1937, my father, grandmother and aunt encountered the Japanese army on Changle Road, and my father's leg was hit by a bullet from the Japanese army, leaving a scar about 10 centimeters long. The atrocities committed by the Japanese army are hard to describe. It is precisely because of these hardships that my father understands that peace and happiness are not easy to come by today, and my father once said: "I have come from history, so I cherish the happiness of today's abundant food and clothing, and the happiness of my children and grandchildren." ”
Source: Yangtze Evening News