国内英语资讯:Commemoration activities for Nanjing Massacre victims
<p><span word="NANJING">NANJING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 3-- <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Victims">Victims</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="Massacre">Massacre</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Invaders">Invaders</span>, <span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="Shuqin">Shuqin</span> <span word="sobbed">sobbed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atrocity">atrocity</span>.</p><p>"<span word="How">How</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="again">again</span>," <span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massacre">massacre</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commemoration">commemoration</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="incense">incense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>' <span word="names">names</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="engraved">engraved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="Xia">Xia</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1929, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="eldest">eldest</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slashed">slashed</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="out">out</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="survivor">survivor</span>, <span word="Yu">Yu</span> <span word="Changxiang">Changxiang</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="mourn">mourn</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="Yu">Yu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massacre">massacre</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="upgrading">upgrading</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p>"<span word="May">May</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>," <span word="Xia">Xia</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="year">year</span> 2017 <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="Massacre">Massacre</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="invaders">invaders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13, 1937, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>, <span word="pillage">pillage</span>, <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p>
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