People present flowers during the public memorial ceremony of China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims in Toronto, Canada, Dec. 12, 2017. Hundreds of people attended this event on Tuesday to commemorate the victims in Nanjing Massacre 80 years ago.[Detail]

A redecorated wing of the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre reopened on Wednesday as China marked the 80th anniversary of the atrocity .Increase the awareness of building a community with a shared future for mankind , eliminate hatred and war , and promote peaceful development and common prosperity .[Detail]

French painter Christian Poirot donated "comfort women" - themed oil paintings to the Comfort Station Museum in Nanjing on Dec 12. [Detail]

Participants lay flowers during the mourning ceremony of the Nanjing Massacre 80th anniversary commemoration event in Vancouver, Canada. Dec. 12, 2017. [Detail]

Was in a refugee camp in Nanjing when Japanese troops stormed the city .Four of her family members were killed in front of her eyes , including her two-year-old baby brother .[Detail]

People attend the state memorial ceremony for China ' s National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims at the memorial hall for the massacre victims in Nanjing , east China ' s Jiangsu Province , Dec . 13 .[Detail]

China urges Japan to safeguard world peace and remember history , Yu Zhengsheng , chairman of the Chinese People ' s Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) said on Wednesday .Just as many other people said , the event is held not to continue the hatred , but to raise people ' s yearning for peace , and to build a peaceful and better future .[Detail]

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials attended a state memorial ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre in the eastern city of Nanjing , Jiangsu Province .[Detail]

Japanese people attend a testimony meeting in Shizuoka city , central Japan , on Dec . 12 ." On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Nanjing Massacre , it is hoped that more people could know about and pass on the truth about Nanjing Massacre , " he added .Lu ' s mother Li Xiuying , born in 1919 , was stabbed 37 times by Japanese soldiers and lost her baby in the massacre .[Detail]

December 13 marks China ' s fourth National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims , a day to mourn the more than 300000 Chinese who lost their lives at the hands of Japanese invaders 80 years ago .[Detail]

From 220000 to just 22 , few former Chinese “ comfort women ” are still alive to tell their stories of being forced into sex slavery by Japanese army during World War II .Guo first brought the plight of " comfort women " to the screen in 2012 , when he directed the documentary " Thirty Two . " There were still 32 living victims at the time .Guo was inspired by his experiences making " Thirty Two , " and continued his journey of documenting the lives of " comfort women . ".[Detail]

Combo photo shows portraits of survivors of the Nanjing Massacre : ( from L to R , top ) Wang Zihua ( 85 yrs ) .The year 2017 marks the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre , in which more than 300000 Chinese were killed by the Japanese invaders who occupied Nanjing on Dec . 13 .Marking the start of six weeks of destruction , pillage , rape and slaughter in the city .Reporters from Xinhua spent many years to look for the survivors of Nanjing Massacre and recorded their current lives . ( Xinhua/Han Yuqing , Li Xiang and Ji Chunpeng ).[Detail]

Tamaki Matsuoka , a 71 - year-old Japanese social activist , is widely known as “ the conscience of Japan ” . Since 1988 , she has committed herself to uncovering the truth about the Nanjing Massacre .Matsuoka stressed that she has never thought about giving up on promoting friendly ties between China and Japan and safeguarding world peace .[Detail]

Students of Southeast University light candles in commemoration of victims of the Nanjing Massacre in Nanjing , capital of east China ' s Jiangsu Province , Dec . 12 .[Detail]