In pics: survivors of Nanjing Massacre

2019-12-13 12:44 source： Source: Xinhua

Combo photo taken on July 12, 2019 shows Yu Changxiang, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, cooking in kitchen (L, top); Yu Changxiang talking with a Japanese friend (L, central); Yu Changxiang walking at home (L, bottom); the portrait of Yu Changxiang (C, top); Yu Changxiang posing for a photo with his daughters and his great grandson (C, bottom); Yu Changxiang sitting in front of his home (R, top); Yu Changxiang listening to the radio (C, central); Yu Changxiang standing in front of his home. Yu Changxiang was born on Oct. 19, 1927. After Japanese invaders occupied Nanjing, Yu Changxiang and some of his families succeeded to escape from the massacre by hiding in a tunnel of Saozhou alley. However, Changxiang's natural father was murdered and his foster father was stabbed 7 times by the invaders. This year marks the 82nd anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, in which more than 300,000 Chinese were killed by the Japanese invaders who occupied Nanjing on Dec. 13, 1937, marking the start of six weeks of destruction, pillage, rape and slaughter in the city. By Dec. 12, 2019, the number of registered survivors of the massacre has decreased to 78. Reporters from Xinhua spent many years to look for the survivors of Nanjing Massacre and record their current lives. (Xinhua/Han Yuqing, Ji Chunpeng, Li Xiang)

[editor: Wang Yamei ]