The scene of the national public sacrifice ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre was photographed on December 13, 2020. Photographed by reporter Ji Chunpeng of Xinhua News Agency Tail dove Sound alarm bell Today is the eighth National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre 84 years ago today The Japanese invaders brutally invaded Nanjing Created the terrible Nanjing Massacre 300000 compatriots were killed Countless women have been ravaged and maimed Countless children died One third of the buildings were destroyed A large amount of property was plundered This is an appalling crime against humanity It is a very dark page in human history Past suffering Current mission Future dreams At the moment, it haunts every Chinese Dare not forget, can not forget …… Nanjing It is a famous historical and cultural city in China There is a vast expanse of smoke inside and the Yangtze River outside Sitting in the poetic south of the Yangtze River, you can see the situation of the Six Dynasties The full moon was photographed in the Confucius Temple scenic spot in Nanjing on September 21. Issued by Xinhua News Agency (photographed by Su Yang) however Every Chinese will never forget The great suffering she had suffered Today, we use three stories Knock on the door of history Fight to the death: a grenade bound by the defenders rushed at the wheels of the tank December 1937 The Japanese invaders occupied Nanjing in multiple ways The city walls were bombarded with artillery It has broken through Guanghua gate several times A few enemies rushed into the city gate and lurked down But he has repeatedly served as the defense director of Guanghuamen Xie Chengrui regiment of teaching Corps And Yi Anhua 259 brigade of the 87th division In order to recapture the gate and block the gap in the wall Chinese officers and men in whole rows and companies take up the positions of the fallen and rise to fight one after another Heroic sacrifice Early morning of December 13 The Japanese army boarded the Guanghua gate When the tank car drove into Guanghua gate There are grenades tied up by the defenders Jump at the wheel of the tank …… The first World War of Guanghua gate was extremely tragic According to the record of Songhu Anti Japanese War and the fall of Nanjing "Yi Anhua, brigade commander of the 259 brigade, and Zhong Chongxin, chief of staff And all the officers and soldiers of the troops directly under the brigade were killed in battle... " A telegram from Nanjing said: "My sergeant is solemn and stirring, Everyone is determined to die " These young soldiers who died for their country There are chivalrous people, but also those who don't give up Zhong Chongxin, 32, chief of staff of the 259 brigade Just entered the palace of marriage In 1937, the all-out war of resistance against Japan broke out Zhong Chongxin went to the Anti Japanese battlefield with the Ministry The couple met for the last time at Changshu bus station As we parted, he suddenly ran up and hugged her from behind Say goodbye in tears: "Mei, I'll come back." However, Zhang Shuying, who has been waiting hard Seven years later, I learned of my lover's death She searched all the historical materials Piece together missing from a few words The name is compiled as a strong man, and it is not allowed to care about private affairs Die in national disaster, and die suddenly At the foot is the land, behind is the compatriots The invaders "pressed the city with dark clouds" The heroes and martyrs have no choice but to die one after another A wife who can't write said, "if you don't win a lawsuit, you will never stop!" Grandma Xia Shuqin's nightmare It happened on the first day of the fall of Nanjing On December 13, 2020, Xia Shuqin, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, attended the public sacrifice ceremony. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xiang Before the Japanese attack on Nanjing There are nine members of the Xia family The family rented a house at No. 5 Xinlu intersection in the south of the city Morning of December 13 A group of about 30 Japanese soldiers broke into their home Xia Shuqin, 8 He was stabbed three times in the back with a bayonet by the Japanese soldiers Pass out When you wake up There's only one body left Xia Shuqin and her sister survived Lived with the bodies of relatives for 14 days Was "picked up" from the dead Xia Shuqin who narrowly escaped death It also became that tragic history The most powerful witness On August 23, 2006, Xia Shuqin, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, was very excited at the press conference. On the same day, Xia Shuqin, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invaders, made a judgment in Nanjing Xuanwu District Court against the Japanese right-wing infringement of reputation, and the plaintiff Xia Shuqin won the lawsuit. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Han Yuqing 1994 Xia Shuqin, 65, set foot on the land of Japan Become the first after the war Survivors who went to Japan to complain about the atrocities of the Nanjing Massacre An old woman who can't write Bravely show to the Japanese people Irrefutable evidence of the atrocities of the Japanese invaders in Nanjing Massacre Despite the process of each story It's the same as scarring her heart Ruthlessly lift Old people always cry: "Just one morning There were seven people all at once. " Despite the overwhelming evidence But there are still Japanese right wingers who openly discredit it Said Xia Shuqin was a "false witness" "If you don't win the lawsuit, you will never stop!" Xia Shuqin, who hasn't read for a day Choose to stand up The right to defend one's reputation But also to defend the historical truth! From 2000 to 2007 Xia Shuqin has successively served in Chinese courts and Japanese courts Struggle with Japan's right wing Won the Japanese right wing twice It not only gives a powerful counterattack to a few people's attempts to deny historical facts It also opens up a path to maintain historical facts from the legal level On June 30, 2006, Xia Shuqin, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre (fourth from the right in the front row), walked to the Tokyo District Court with supporters holding a banner "do not deny the Nanjing Massacre". Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Gufeng Xia Shuqin is now over 90 But he is still doing his part She said: "Now that I'm alive, I'm going to say a fair word for the 300000 compatriots who died. " I still do not regret what I have done Go through all kinds of difficulties The old man should comfort the dead with justice Let the truth be revealed tomorrow "The flower of peace, Arnebia..." Spring 1939 When I was a student, I went to chengtaro Yamaguchi in Nanjing He returned to Nanjing as the director and military doctor of the Japanese sanitary material factory Prosperity has been destroyed by war Collapsed walls, endless ruins And white bones It surprised and disturbed him Soon after, he was sent back to Japan Before returning home, he collected some flower seeds at the foot of Zijin Mountain This is a stubborn purple wild flower blooming on the ruins of war Yamaguchi chengtaro's back Spring 1940 Yamaguchi's yard is full of purple flowers He wrote an essay Distribute the seeds to relatives and friends He wrote: I brought it back from China I named it zijincao If you like Just sprinkle it in your yard More than 20 years later In order to make Arnebia bloom all over Japan Yamaguchi fills sacks with new seeds every year Get on the train and throw all the way 1966 Seitaro Yamaguchi is dying Before his death, he left his last words to his son Yamaguchi: "I'll leave it to you." Now, in Japan From Hokkaido to Okinawa You can see the shadow of Arnebia Even next to the Yasukuni Shrine Every spring is also full of purple flowers In 1945, Takako Damon was born On the tenth day after birth She almost died in the American bombing When she grew up, she became a primary school teacher He is also a fairy tale writer Occasionally, she was in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper I saw Arnebia Just found that behind the little flower that turned a blind eye With such a touching story She made an in-depth interview with the composer Create an hour long Chorus suite the story of Arnebia Later, he also published the children's book purple radish flower Since then, the "flower of peace" has not only spread all over Japan Also sing everywhere Yamaguchi (first from left) "The seeds of flowers come from the other side of the sea, With expectation, take root and blossom here. The flower of peace, Arnebia... " April 2009 In the memorial hall of the compatriots killed in the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese invaders A new Arnebia garden has been built There is a Arnebia girl in it This garden Yamaguchi is the son of seitaro Yamaguchi Raised 10 million yen for construction At the opening ceremony Stories of Arnebia It was sung by a Japanese zijincao delegation to China In the chorus crowd Damon Takako sang particularly emotionally After six weeks of bloody massacre by the Japanese army In the spring of 1938, Arnebia was still in full bloom Just like Nanjing Rebirth And live forever This is the scene of the national public sacrifice ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre photographed on December 13, 2020. Photographed by reporter Ji Chunpeng of Xinhua News Agency Today after many vicissitudes Millennium Jinling still Majestic and beautiful That year The pain under Nanjing And a great nation Bravery, tenacity and tolerance Will always be remembered by the world This is the scene of the national public sacrifice ceremony for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre photographed on December 13, 2020. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xiang Make clear the past and guard against future generations A proverb accompanies us: Don't forget yesterday's suffering and glory Worthy of today's mission Live up to tomorrow's great dream (outlook new era)