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Japanese-loot-village tourist program galls many netizens
By Pan Zheng |
August 3, 2011, Wednesday
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TOURISTS dressed like Japanese soldiers looting a village in the 1940s found their act had sparked a heated debate on the Internet. Many accused the event organizer of making fun of the nation's humiliation, but tourism officials in a town in Anhui Province argued that it was educational, China News Service reported today.
The mock scene was set in Tanjiaqiao Town in Huangshan City. Tourists could choose their roles -- Japanese soldiers, villagers or Chinese traitors as they used to see in the films about China's war against Japanese aggressors.
A tourism official in Tanjiaqiao, surnamed Wang, said this cosplay program was designed by a travel company with approval from the local government. Its purpose was to let the young generations remember the past.
But Wang Kaiyu, a researcher at the Anhui Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, thought otherwise. He said this program had "violated the souls of those Chinese victims and martyrs."
"A lot of people sacrificed their lives to win the war and now we are making fun by playing Japanese soldiers," Wang said. "People should remember the history, not making fun of it."
The mock scene was set in Tanjiaqiao Town in Huangshan City. Tourists could choose their roles -- Japanese soldiers, villagers or Chinese traitors as they used to see in the films about China's war against Japanese aggressors.
A tourism official in Tanjiaqiao, surnamed Wang, said this cosplay program was designed by a travel company with approval from the local government. Its purpose was to let the young generations remember the past.
But Wang Kaiyu, a researcher at the Anhui Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, thought otherwise. He said this program had "violated the souls of those Chinese victims and martyrs."
"A lot of people sacrificed their lives to win the war and now we are making fun by playing Japanese soldiers," Wang said. "People should remember the history, not making fun of it."
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