47 Hong Kong university students from 11 Hong Kong universities and colleges such as the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Tuesday morning visited the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese Invaders. This is an important part of their Jiangsu Homeland Experience tour.
Come to the memorial hall and visit the collections at close range drew the HK students close to history. The students from Hong Kong said that they only learned about the history of the Nanjing Massacre in books, and they were very much shocked when they visited the memorial.
We need to learn more about this history and we have to remember history, said one Hong Kong student.
It’s shocking to see the photos and videos of the massacre, said another Hong Kong student, adding that the Nanjing Massacre is something that Chinese people can't forget and we must cherish peace.
Japanese troops captured Nanjing, then China's capital, on Dec. 13 of 1937 and started a 40-odd-day slaughter. More than 300,000 Chinese soldiers who had laid down their arms and civilians were murdered, and over 20,000 women were raped.
In February 2014, China designated December 13 as a National Memorial Day to mourn Nanjing Massacre victims and all those killed by Japanese invaders, and to reveal war crimes committed by the Japanese.
(Source: ourjiangsu.com)
