On November 23th, survivors of the Nanjing Massacre Chen De-shou, Gao  Ru-qin and Yang Cui-ying were visited by the caring people from all sectors of  society, including Mr. Wang Jun – deputy director of Nanjing Civil Affairs  Bureau, Mr. Shi Pengcheng – deputy director of the memorial hall, and staff  members of Nanjing Assistance Association for Victims of the Japanese invasion  of China.

　　Ms Gao Ru-qin turns 84 this year. Back in the war, her maternal grandmother  was shot dead by the Japanese soldier and her mother’s leg injured.

　　“I’m in good health. Thank you for visiting me. I’m glad that there are  many people caring the survivors in the society,” said Ms Gao,

　　Mr Chen De-shou is 86 years old and he is still hale and hearty.

　　In 1937, his father was stabbed to death by Japanese’ bayonet. Since that  year, his father became a forever sight from the back in his memory.

　　Ms Yang Cui-ying is still sound at 94 years old, and doesn’t have many  ailments.

　　During the Massacre, her grandfather, father, younger brother and her  cousin were all killed by the Japanese troops.

　　She said, “Every time I think of this piece of history, I couldn't restrain  my tears. Do cherish the life in peace.”

　　Caring the Survivors, We Are on the Way

　　- Nanjing Assistance Association for Victims of the Japanese invasion of  China was established in August, 2004, to raise aid funds and mobilize a wide  range of social forces to assist survivors that live in difficulties;

　　- The oral history of survivors of Nanjing Massacre was excavated for  salvage;

　　- Survivors were organized to travel to more than 10 cities in Japan and in  the United States to attend testimony rallies…

　　The Association has been thinking about the survivors and actively  organizing them and their families to participate in various activities. The  Association uses these activities to give full play to the role of survivors as  witnesses of history and to educate the younger generation to remember history  and to cherish peace. At the same time, the Association is also trying to dig  out clues to survivors so as to do a good job in excavating and sorting this  period of human history of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.

　　We visit the survivors every Chinese Spring Festival

　　Caring people and pupils making mooncakes named “peace” with the survivors  during Mid-Autumn Festival

　　Survivors drew paintings with children in June 1st Children’s Day

　　We organized the survivors to visit the new look of Nanjing and to see the  changes over the past 80 years

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　　To care the survivors of war and the witnesses of history

　　is to remember the history and to guard the memories.

　　Thanks to the caring enterprises such as Huaxia Life Insurance Co.,Ltd.

　　Thanks to the caring people from all sectors of society.

　　Thank you for the care and help for survivors of the Nanjing Massacre

　　We call for more people

　　to join our team to care the survivors and

　　to warm the hearts of the elderlies!

　　Editor: Pan Lin-na

　　Photography: Liu Jun-yi