On the afternoon of July 30, a cross-border symphony of peace resonated at the Memorial Hall. This marked the 26th visit to China by the "Reiwa Envoys to China" youth friendship delegation from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and the first collaborative performance with the Nanjing Zijing Grass Children's Choir.

Since 1995, the Ueyama Scholarship Foundation in Japan has been organizing summer trips to China for outstanding high school students. The delegation included 12 Japanese high school students, with the Memorial Hall being a significant stop on their itinerary.

Makishima Miki, a second-year high school student from Japan, remarked, "The description of the Nanjing Massacre in Japanese textbooks is far less detailed than what is displayed in the memorial hall. For example, this was the first time I gained an in-depth understanding of the testimonies from survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and the fact that 300,000 people were killed in the atrocity."

Through the bond of music, the youth of China and Japan use melody to convey their reflections on history and their hopes for the future.

The Nanjing Zijin Grass Children's Choir performs "Peace Blows Over Zijin Grass."

Japanese high school students perform "Let the World Be Filled with Love" on the erhu.