11 massacre records | | archives of the Nanjing massacre _ the world memory heritage news

Xinhuanet, Nanjing, June 11 (reporters Cai Yugao and and Jiang Fang)-11th reporters from the Japanese invading troops killed in the Nanjing massacre Memorial Hall was informed that 11 groups of memory archive is declared world heritage of the Nanjing massacre. This group through selected files, all records of the Nanjing massacre by the Japanese invading army firsthand historical materials, with unquestioned authority, authenticity and uniqueness of value is very important for the study of history that year.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying 10th held a regular press conference when answering questions, the Chinese side about the Nanjing massacre and comfort women who were forced by the Japanese to declare some of the valuable historical records in order to keep history firmly in mind, cherish peace, defending human dignity. The news triggered a social concern.

Estate duty sponsor, Japanese invading troops killed in the Nanjing massacre Memorial Hall curator Zhu Chengshan introduces reporting began in 2009 from the second historical archives of China, Nanjing municipal archives and Memorial of the three units, selected a group of original archival documents were declared. In 2011, the collection was included in the list of China's third batch of archives and heritage.

In March, the national archives based on the memory of the world project on behalf of China's State Council, formally submitted to the UNESCO memory of the world heritage of the United Nations Secretariat of the archives of the Nanjing massacre and the "comfort women"--sex slaves by the Japanese archives nomination form. In the original three units on the basis of, and joined the central archives, archives, archives of Jilin province, Liaoning province and Shanghai Municipal Archives Joint Declaration. Directory of archives from the past 5 Group expanded into 11 groups.

According to Zhu Chengshan introduced, the declared of archives material is most typical of Nanjing massacre archives, including body at international security district of Jinling woman Liberal Arts College homes prison Cheng Ruifang diary; United States Pastor John Magee 16 mm camera and film mother tablets; Nanjing public Luo Jin risk died save down 16 Zhang invasion China day Army self-timer of massacre civilians and the flirt, and rape women of photos; Chinese Wu Xuan to Nanjing temporary Senate sent of day Army atrocities photos; Nanjing court-martial trial Japan war criminals Hisao Tani judgement of originals Americans Bader's testimony at the military court in Nanjing; lulixiuying testimonies of survivors of the Nanjing massacre; Nanjing provisional Senate of Nanjing massacre the enemy of crime investigations Committee questionnaire Nanjing military tribunal investigating evidence of Nanjing massacre public submissions; foreigners Diary: "occupation of Nanjing – witness accounts".

Zhu Chengshan said, this batch archives formed Yu 1937-1948 between, history clues clear, and records real credible, archives information complementary mutual card, constitute has full of evidence chain, from different angle real to records has day army in occupation Nanjing during on down weapons of China soldiers and civilians people of wantonly killing, and looting property, and raped women of large crimes, for research China war history, and day Army atrocities history, powerful responded denied Nanjing massacre history of Japan right-wing,, has important of historical value.

It is understood that the world memory heritage also known as memory of the world project or the world's archival heritage, UNESCO is the United Nations a document preservation project was launched in 1992. Whose purpose is to the world is gradually aging, damaged and missing documentation, rescue through international cooperation and the use of best technical means, so that the human memory is more complete. As of 2013, from more than 100 countries and international organizations have 300 copies of documentary heritage included in the memory of the World Register. Among them, already big Pang in the Qing dynasty of China, up Naxi Dongba classics, compendium of Materia Medica, and Huangdi neijing, 9 projects successfully selected.

01:00 on June 12, 2014 Xinhua NET