PeoplelayflowerstovictimsoftheNanjingMassacreattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.(Xinhua/LiBo)NANJING,April3(Xinhua)--RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors."Myfatherwasonly9yearsoldatthetime.Thewarmadehimanorphan,andthatpainfulmemorystayedwithhimallhislife,"saidChangXiaomei,whoselatefatherwasasurvivoroftheNanjingMassacre,infrontofawallthatbearsthenamesof10,665victims.Officialfiguresshowthattherewerejust36survivorslivingasofearlyMarch.TheNanjingMassacretookplacewhenJapanesetroopscapturedthecityonDec.13,1937.Overthecourseofsixweeks,theykilledapproximately300,000ChineseciviliansandunarmedsoldiersinwhathasbeendeemedoneofthemostbarbaricepisodesofWorldWarII.■StaffmemberspresentaflowerbaskettovictimsoftheNanjingMassacreattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)AiYiying,asurvivoroftheNanjingMassacre,laysflowerstovictimsoftheNanjingMassacreattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)ThisphototakenonApril3,2024showsamemorialceremonyattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)ChenDeshou(2ndR),asurvivoroftheNanjingMassacre,paystributetovictimsoftheNanjingMassacrewithhisrelativesandfriendsattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)XiaShuqin,asurvivoroftheNanjingMassacre,attendsamemorialceremonyattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)AiYiying(1stR),asurvivoroftheNanjingMassacre,attendsamemorialceremonyattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)NanjingMassacresurvivorsAiYiying,XiaShuqin,LiuMinsheng,ChenDeshou(fromRtoL,front)attendamemorialceremonyattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)TamakiMatsuoka,founderofthe"ConnectingMemoriesofNanjing"civilgroup,speaksduringamemorialceremonyattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)RuanJie,grandsonofNanjingMassacresurvivorRuanDingdong,speaksduringamemorialceremonyattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)XiaShuqin,asurvivoroftheNanjingMassacre,laysflowerstovictimsoftheNanjingMassacreattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince,April3,2024.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)ThisphototakenonApril3,2024showsamemorialceremonyattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaders,inNanjing,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince.RelativesofvictimsoftheNanjingMassacre,aswellassurvivors,thedescendantsofsurvivorsandstudentrepresentatives,onWednesdaygatheredattheMemorialHalloftheVictimsinNanjingMassacrebyJapaneseInvaderstopaytributetothosewholosttheirlives87yearsago.ThursdayisQingmingFestival,orTomb-SweepingDay,atraditionalChinesefestivalduringwhichpeopletopaytributetothedeadandworshiptheirancestors.(Xinhua/LiBo)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.