Japanese troops started the massacre in Nanjing on December 13, 1937, killing more than 300,000 people in the following 40-odd days.
The atrocity was tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal.[More]
Ode to Peace, the first large-scale folk symphony in China that reflects the historical theme of the Nanjing massacre, opposes wars of aggression, calls for world peace and expresses the theme of the times, was performed at Poly Theater in Nanjing on the night of Dec 12.[More]
China Post especially issued a set of stamped commemorative postcards and a commemorative envelope themed with National Memorial Day of Nanjing Massacre on Dec 13 to commemorate China’s first National Memorial Day.[More]