People to take the initiative in Nanjing international safety zone memorial tribute to 77 years ago _ | | mourning the victims of the Nanjing massacre compatriots news

CNS, Nanjing, December 13 (reporter Cheng Jie)-77 years ago, centered on former Jinling University, Department of "international zone" resettlement of about 250,000 people, but there are still refugees died under Japanese knives. On December 13, 2014, in the first National Memorial Day of the victims of the Nanjing massacre, people came to invading Japanese troops in Nanjing Jinling University refugee shelters and the monument to the victims of the Nanjing massacre Memorial refugee shelters some of the victims of the Nanjing massacre.

In December 1937, the "international zone" occupies an area of approximately 3.86 km2 better stay in Nanjing on behalf of aliens, in order to host not to evacuate a large number of refugees, centered on former Jinling University and other places set up. Inside the security zone 25 refugee shelters, resettlement of about 250,000 people, including former Jinling University campus itself is one of the larger refugee shelters to resettle the refugees up to more than 30,000 people.

Despite the security zone, but not security, according to reports, even if based on University campuses, would not escape the clutches of the Japanese. After a city on December 26, the Japanese troops to refugee "registration", located at the University of Nanking, "safe area" of refugees rounded up over more than 300 young adults, then pulled a full kill. In addition to murder, Japan for various reasons also often force their way into "safe areas", looted property, raped. These atrocities, Rabe, and Sanders, who left there is clearly documented in the literature.

Japanese invading army camp of University of Nanking and the monument to the victims of the Nanjing massacre is located in the South-North Park-Simon in the small courtyard outside, Nanjing city, was the only one located in the campus, located within the monument at the former security zone, at 7 o'clock in the morning, then there are people who have been coming to bow in tribute, elementary and middle school students of the spontaneously came to meet come to mourn, and huajiazhinian old man.

Starting whistle at 10 o'clock in the morning the same day, came to pay tribute to members of the public to immediately stop and bow, a minute later, continue to bow to those compatriots and flowers.

61 years old old man holding his granddaughter to come to pay tribute to Wang: "I'm not from Nanjing, just arrived yesterday in Nanjing, but the history of the Nanjing massacre we all know took his granddaughter came to feel, so she is able to understand the events at that time, not forgetting history. ”

An NTU professor today went to the surrounding Rabe's former residence, gulou hospital, as well as the Japanese invading army camp of University of Nanking and the monument to the victims of the Nanjing massacre to mourn the compatriots of Nanjing massacre. (End)

(Original title: Nanjing people spontaneously went to 77 years ago, "international security" memorial tribute)

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