From March 11 to 12, high school seniors from Zhoushan Greentown Yuhua School in Zhejiang and nearly 200 international students from the School of International Education, Nanjing Medical University visited the Memorial Hall.

The high school seniors from Zhoushan Greentown Yuhua School visited the Nanjing Massacre Exhibit and talked with the offspring of the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre. While learning about the history, they also realized the value of peace.

Bao Rongyuan visited the Memorial Hall for the first time. “After returning home, I want to share what I saw and heard here with my parents and tell them my feelings.” Bao is hoping to get admitted to Hohai University in Nanjing this year. “If I can go to university in Nanjing, I will sign up for the Zijin Cao Volunteer Service. I hope to do my part in promoting awareness of the history of the Nanjing Massacre.”

Zheng Yuntong visited the Memorial Hall with a heavy heart. She said, “I was most impressed by the experience of Li Xiuying, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre. I really admire her great tenacity. She was stabbed 37 times by the Japanese soldiers at the age of just 19. And I will remember her words, ‘remember history, but not the hatred’.” 

The about 200 international students from the School of International Education, Nanjing Medical University come from countries such as Thailand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius, Ghana, and India.

Yumnah Babar (Chinese name: Yunna) from Pakistan and her husband heard of the Nanjing Massacre from her elder sister. “When my elder sister came to study in China five years ago, she visited the Memorial Hall. She told us about the history when she returned to Pakistan.” This was the first time the couple took their little daughter Sohaye Usman to the Memorial Hall. “I feel very sad. We will let more people know about the history when we return to Pakistan one day,” she said.

At the Epilogue of the Historical Materials Exhibit Hall, S.VAISHNAVI from India took a picture of eight Chinese characters saying “Remember History and Cherish Peace”. Three months ago, she came to the Nanjing Medical University, majoring in clinical medicine. This was the first time she visited the Memorial Hall. Before she came to China, she didn’t know anything about the Nanjing Massacre. “The massacre was so brutal. I feel so sad. I must take the pictures and let my family watch them when I return to India. I will also call on young people around me to cherish peace that didn’t come easily.”