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Nanjing Massacre survivor Xu Jiaqing

Died at 8:30 am yesterday (August 23)

Died at the age of 96

Nanjing Victims of Japanese Aggression Aid Association

Registered living survivors

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Xu Jiaqing was born on February 8, 1925 and was recognized as a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre on July 7, 2013.

On July 1 this year, the medical volunteers of the "Nanjing Massacre Survivors Health Care Service Team" found that Mr. Xu had a bad heart during a health check-up. He had difficulty eating recently and had lost weight with increased sputum. They recommended that he go to the hospital for treatment. Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital opened a green channel for Mr. Xu to seek medical treatment and arranged for him to be hospitalized in the Hexi Branch of the Provincial People's Hospital after coordination. Volunteers from the Nanjing Victims of the Japanese Invasion of China Assistance Association also visited the old man.

Xu Jiaqing talks about his experience back then (Photo from Xinhuanet, taken on November 26, 2019).

Xu Jiaqing shows his Nanjing Massacre survivor certificate (Photo from Xinhuanet, November 26, 2019).

Xu Jiaqing takes a walk in his community (Photo from Xinhuanet, November 26, 2019).

Xu Jiaqing watches short videos on his mobile phone for entertainment on the balcony of his home (Photo from Xinhuanet, taken on November 26, 2019).

Testimonials

"I saw with my own eyes that the Japanese issued "good citizen certificates". At that time, the Japanese issued "good citizen certificates" on Ninghai Road, and my brother saved several Chinese soldiers... For us children, they did not touch our heads or hands, and just asked us to go to the side. But it was different for some young men. They touched our hands and looked around. They also gave us lectures, saying that if we were Chinese soldiers, we should come out. If the "Imperial Army" found out, we would not be well. If we stood up, the "Imperial Army" would be lenient, give us travel expenses to go home, and give us jobs. At that time, people who received "good citizen certificates" went in two different ways, but I saw that there were fewer people on one side and more people on the other side. Later, I learned that it was actually divided into two roads, life and death, with fewer people on the road of life and more people on the road of death. I heard that many people who were found out were dragged by the Japanese army to the riverside of Hutchison Whampoa in Xiaguan and shot collectively, and the river water was dyed red."

——Xu Jiaqing

Why does the Nanjing Massacre have anything to do with us?

December 13, 1937

Nanjing

Darkest Hour

The air is filled with the pungent smell of blood

The picture shows that during the Nanjing Massacre, the Japanese army tied the arms of innocent Chinese people behind their backs, shot them, and threw them into a pond on the outskirts of the city. Xinhua News Agency

The picture shows the Japanese army tying up a large number of young and middle-aged people in Nanjing and taking them to the suburbs for mass slaughter. Xinhua News Agency

On August 15, 2018, Zhu Sizi, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, passed away at the age of 98.

"At that time, my fifth cousin Zhu Wuhouzi's family had seven people. When the Japanese came, my fifth sister-in-law Zhong Dazi fled into a cave with her children. Later, she returned home to get her shoes. It happened that the Japanese artillery shells fell on the roof of the cow house. I saw that my fifth sister-in-law's stomach was blown open and her intestines were spilling out. It was so tragic."

On April 30, 2018, Zhang Cuiying, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, passed away at the age of 88.

"The reed ditches along the river were all red, with many dead bodies floating in the water."

On July 11, 2017, Wang Xueyu, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, passed away at the age of 89.

"The blood is flowing like water! The blood is flowing like water!"

Every 12 seconds on average

One life is lost

A city is empty

The picture shows that after killing Chinese people, the Japanese army put firewood, poured gasoline on them, and set fire to the bodies. Image source: Official website of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders

Witnesses of history are disappearing

How can we keep this memory alive?

Let what should not be forgotten be remembered forever

It also confirms what should not be denied.

We want to be the continuation of the memory of those who survived

We also want to be witnesses of history

Even if the sun shines brightly

Don't forget the darkness

Peace is precious

We are self-reliant

As time went by, they gradually faded away,

But history cannot be forgotten.

Every Chinese should remember this!

Rest in peace, old man!

Source: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, Xinhuanet, Communist Youth League Central Committee