China welcomes the first National Memorial Day commemoration of 300,000 victims _ | | State of the Nanjing massacre Memorial Day News

On December 13, the National Memorial Day ceremony will be the victims of the Nanjing massacre Memorial for compatriots killed in the Nanjing massacre by the Japanese invasion of China. Various forms of mourning will be held there from all walks of life in Nanjing, peace law, candlelight ceremonies and other events. 77 years ago, on December 13, the Japanese invading troops occupied Nanjing, China, after more than a month time, bloody slaughter of more than 300,000 Chinese, produced shocked the Nanjing massacre. On February 27, the 12 session of the seventh National People's Congress vote, December 13 to establish a National Memorial Day of the victims of the Nanjing massacre every year.

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