Issues: Museums and Memorials
The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
On December 13, 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army captured the city of Nanjing (then the capital of China). For several weeks the Japanese troops killed a large number of Chinese POWs and civilians in and around the city, pillaged the city as well as raped many Chinese women. This is today referred to as the Nanjing Massacre. While there is no agreed upon number of victims among historians, the Chinese government estimates that around 300,000 people were killed.
The museum, formally known as the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, was built to commemorate these victims. Sponsored by the Nanjing Municipal Government, the Memorial Hall was built in 1985 and expanded in 1995. Located in Jiangdongmen, Nanjing, it now occupies 28,000 square meters. According to its website, the main purpose of the Memorial Hall is to publicize the truth of the Nanjing Massacre and to educate people.
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