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Recording the story of those killed in Nanjing

The Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre will start to sort out the family trees of the victims and survivors of the massacre this year to preserve the evidence for history, sources with the memorial hall said yesterday.

The Nanjing Massacre began when Japanese troops captured the city on December 13, 1937. Over six weeks, they killed 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers.

The survivors are living witnesses of the massacre. However, there are now fewer than 100 registered survivors.

Zhang Jianjun, the curator of the memorial hall, said: 鈥淲e hope the survivors and families of the victims could feel the warmth from the society and our memorial hall.

鈥淲e will brand the pains on our minds forever, but we should cherish our happiness today.鈥

鈥淪orting out the family trees of the survivors and victims, including understanding the current situation of their next and third generations, we can know a group of people who could be the inheritors of historical memories,鈥 Zhang said.

An activity themed on welcoming the Spring Festival and praying for peace was held at the memorial hall on Sunday.

鈥淭he pain left by history will last forever, but we are glad that society has shown loving care for us,鈥 said survivor Ge Daorong.


 

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