Solemn ceremony honors wartime victims in Nanjing
By CANG WEI in Nanjing |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2023-12-13 11:32
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In the square with the memorial hall, representative citizens struck the Bell of Peace, and white doves were released into the sky. People from many walks of life, dressed in somber, dark attire, looked on.
Japanese troops captured Nanjing on Dec 13, 1937, and proceeded to kill more than 300,000 civilians and unarmed soldiers over a six-week period.
