Memorial Ceremony Held In Taiwan For Nanjing Massacre Victims
Umer Jamshaid Published December 13, 2018 | 08:18 PM
A memorial ceremony was held Thursday in Taiwan to commemorate victims of the Nanjing Massacre committed by Japanese invaders 81 years ago.
To commemorate the victims on the fifth National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims that falls on Dec. 13, the ceremony in Taiwan was held at Hobe Fort, an ancient military stronghold in New Taipei City.
The event was hosted by a local peace education foundation and co-organized by the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
Hung Hsiu-chu, former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang party and president of the foundation, attended the event and laid a wreath.
Addressing an exhibition opening ceremony prior to the memorial ceremony, Hung said: "We do not want to recall this period of history, but we must do it like this.
December 13 is a very humiliating day in Chinese history." More than 150 photos and a video revealing details of the massacre are being displayed at the exhibition, which lasts until Dec. 23.
Taiwan resident Hsu Yueh-ying said she had a deeper understanding of the massacre after visiting the exhibition, adding that the exhibition was helpful for the young generation to remember Chinese history and better fulfill their duties in the future.
Japanese troops captured Nanjing on December 13, 1937 and started over 40 days of slaughter. About 300,000 civilians and unarmed Chinese soldiers were brutally murdered.
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