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China marks 73rd anniversary of the tragedy

On Monday morning more than 5,000 people came to the Nanjing Memorial Hall to mourn victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

On Dec. 13, 1937, the invading Japanese army occupied Nanjing and launched a six-week massacre. Approximately 300,000 people lost their lives in this second Japanese-Chinese war.

The Japanese take over of the city only took a few days but the occupation and war crimes by the Japanese has scarred the Chinese nation to this day. Even in 2010 the topic is hushed up in Japan, while the Chinese shall forever suffer the pains of this tragic occurrence.

However, the Japanese-Chinese relationship has improved. 15 monks from six Buddhist temples in Japan were part of the ceremony on Monday. They all prayed for peace and a long-term friendship between the people of China and Japan.

Also present were thirty survivors of the massacre and relatives of some of the victims. Through these activities Zhu Chengshan, curator of the memorial hall, and others want to remind people of their history and to ask for lasting peace for the human race.

Although difficulties surrounding the events shall remain between the two countries, let us all hope that something like that will never happen again!

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