Salute to the Martyrs and Remembrance of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invading China. The Nanjing Memorial Hall held a commemorative event in Nanjing
This morning, a commemorative ceremony was held at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall to commemorate the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War of the whole nation. Youth representatives and descendants of survivors from Nanjing participated in the commemorative activity.
CCTV reporter Yang Ying: I am currently on the public memorial square of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Japanese Invasion of China. At this moment, the sky is drizzling with light rain, and the atmosphere of the entire memorial hall is very solemn and solemn. Behind me, a banner commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War of the whole nation hangs above a large sculpture group called "Disaster of the Ancient City". A flower stand has been set up in front of the sculpture, and later all participants in the commemorative event will pay their respects to flowers here. Some student representatives from Nanjing are reciting anti Japanese war poems and essays.
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After the recitation, four ceremonial members of the memorial hall presented flower baskets to the revolutionary martyrs and national heroes who sacrificed their lives for the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan, all the deceased compatriots who were brutally killed by Japanese aggressors, and the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. All personnel presented flowers to the front in turn.
At the same time, the launch event of the audiobook "Black Memory: Nanjing Massacre" was held at the Youth Activity Center of the Memorial Hall. Youth representatives, survivors and descendants who participated in the recording of the audiobook recited the reading clips on site, and invited the audience to continue reciting.
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Ma Wenqian, a representative of the descendants of survivors of the Nanjing Massacre: Through this form, it is to commemorate the ancestors who died in the past, to let everyone remember history and cherish peace. As a descendant of survivors of the Nanjing Massacre, I am willing to contribute my efforts to enable more young people, younger generations, and peers to understand this history, spread peace, and prevent the tragedy of history from happening again.