Another 10 survivors of Nanjing Massacre ID'd
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July 7, 2013, Sunday
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ANOTHER 10 survivors of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre have been identified, an expert on the subject said yesterday.
They received certificates yesterday and their experiences will be recorded for inclusion in the hall's permanent collection, said Zhu Chengshan, curator of the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
Aged 76 to 92, the survivors were found after a year-long investigation that included interviews, testimony and questioning by experts.
The strict process stipulated three requirements: they had to be in Nanjing at the time of the massacre, their recollections of historical facts had to be clear and accurate, and they should still have some injuries or scarring.
Zhu said their stories are powerful testimonies that rebut Japanese right-wing forces who attempt to deny the extent of the brutality inflicted on Chinese people by Japanese soldiers.
At least 300,000 Chinese were killed over the course of six weeks by Japanese troops, who occupied Nanjing starting on December 13, 1937.
There are now less than 200 living survivors.
For years, survivors of the massacre told the world about the heinous crimes perpetrated by the Japanese invaders, and they have struggled against those who deny the facts, Zhu said.
"It was such a nightmare and the pain can never be cured," said Cen Honggui, an 89-year-old Nanjing Massacre survivor who escaped from a large fire during the occupation.
"My brother was burnt by the Japanese soldiers and I was also put into the fire and my legs got burned," Cen said.
Ruan Dingdong, 76, the youngest of the 10, was a baby when he escaped the slaughter in the embrace of his grandfather, who later died of a serious wound inflicted by Japanese soldiers.
Ruan said his grandfather's last words were, "Do tell about the Japanese invaders' outrageous actions in the future."
They received certificates yesterday and their experiences will be recorded for inclusion in the hall's permanent collection, said Zhu Chengshan, curator of the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
Aged 76 to 92, the survivors were found after a year-long investigation that included interviews, testimony and questioning by experts.
The strict process stipulated three requirements: they had to be in Nanjing at the time of the massacre, their recollections of historical facts had to be clear and accurate, and they should still have some injuries or scarring.
Zhu said their stories are powerful testimonies that rebut Japanese right-wing forces who attempt to deny the extent of the brutality inflicted on Chinese people by Japanese soldiers.
At least 300,000 Chinese were killed over the course of six weeks by Japanese troops, who occupied Nanjing starting on December 13, 1937.
There are now less than 200 living survivors.
For years, survivors of the massacre told the world about the heinous crimes perpetrated by the Japanese invaders, and they have struggled against those who deny the facts, Zhu said.
"It was such a nightmare and the pain can never be cured," said Cen Honggui, an 89-year-old Nanjing Massacre survivor who escaped from a large fire during the occupation.
"My brother was burnt by the Japanese soldiers and I was also put into the fire and my legs got burned," Cen said.
Ruan Dingdong, 76, the youngest of the 10, was a baby when he escaped the slaughter in the embrace of his grandfather, who later died of a serious wound inflicted by Japanese soldiers.
Ruan said his grandfather's last words were, "Do tell about the Japanese invaders' outrageous actions in the future."
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