Beginning in 1994,each year on December 13,people from all walks of life in Nanjing hold special ceremonies to commemorate their compatriots killed in the Nanjing Massacre.Warning sirens resound and doves signifying peace are released as a reminder to the people not to forget the history.This picture was taken in Nanjing on December 13,1998 at the venue where people gathered to observe and mourn the victims of the Massacre.
Medical workers in Nanjing walk into the square,with candles in their hands.
Mr.and Mrs.Chen Junshi from Hong Kong are among the many donors who made contributions to the construction of the Memorial.This photo records one of their visits to the Memorial with youngsters in Nanjing.
Visiting Nanjing middle school students in front of the stone relief carvings.
A mass rally in Hong Kong, in which people from all walks of life participated in memory of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
Every year,the Japanese Tree-Planting Group to China under the Japan-China Friendship Association comes to the Memorial to commemorate the victims of the Massacre.They plant trees as a way of expressing their remorse.They call it"Green Redemption."
In 1994,the world Religious Friendship delegation to China led by the Japanese Monk Furukawa Tairyu visited the Memorial and prayed for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.