latest news

20897952_643682.jpg
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.[Detail]
20899740_905722.gif
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.[Detail]
Daily number of visitors to Memorial Hall of Victims in Nanjing Massacre hit record.jpg
The Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre was opened again on Dec 14 after the first National Public Memorial Day for Victims in the Nanjing Massacre on Dec 13.[Detail]
People hold candles.jpg
Students hold candles to mourn the victims of Nanjing Massacre during China's first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2014. [Detail]
Ho Hau Wah.jpg
Edmund Ho Hau Wah tidies the ribbon on a flower wreath to mourn victims of the Nanjing Massacre during China's first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims in Macao. [Detail]
China marks first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims.jpg
Patrol boats hang banners to mourn victims of the Nanjing Massacre during China's first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2014. [Detail]
zhang.jpg
Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, signs on a guest book after visiting the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2014. [Detail]
President Xi.jpg
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a state commemoration for China's first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2014. [Detail]
A candlelight vigil was held to mourn the victims of Nanjing Massacre at the memorial hall for the massacre victims in Nanjing on Dec. 13, 2014, China’s first National Memorial Day.[Detail]
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a memorial ceremony at the Nanjing Massacre Museum in Nanjing, Jiangsu province December 13, 2014. [Detail]
Japan invaded northeast China in September 1931, followed by full-scale invasion that started on July 7, 1937. Around 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed or injured in the war against Japanese invasion that continued until 1945.[Detail]
Live report: China marks National Memorial Day
Xi: History will not tolerate anyone who wants to deny the fact of the Nanjing Massacre, nor will the 300,000 Nanjing Massacre victims, the 1.3 billion Chinese people, and all the peace-loving people in the world.[Detail]
U472P886T11D51F56DT20141213101037.jpg
Photo taken on Dec 13, 2014 shows the on-going ceremony held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.[Detail]
eca86bd9d54315f5bd6d04.jpg
Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province has a history spanning thousands of years that is stained by invasions and killings, but the Nanjing Massacre, or the Rape of Nanking, eclipsed them all.[Detail]
Students in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, light candles to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre on December 12, 2014.Students in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, light candles to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre on December 12, 2014. [Detail]