© Provided by Xinhua The eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng) NANJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — In a solemn show of remembrance, the folks of Nanjing noticed a second of silence as sirens resonated all through town on Friday, marking China’s nationwide memorial ceremony to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
Despite the winter chill, hundreds of individuals clad in darkish apparel gathered in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, with white flowers pinned to their chests, to partake within the ceremony.
China’s nationwide flag was flown at half-mast in entrance of the group, which included survivors of the bloodbath, native college students and worldwide pals.
© Provided by Xinhua The eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
© Provided by Xinhua The eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
© Provided by Xinhua The eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
© Provided by Xinhua The eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
© Provided by Xinhua The eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
© Provided by Xinhua The eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
© Provided by Xinhua People observe a second of silence throughout the eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
© Provided by Xinhua The eleventh nationwide memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre victims is held on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
© Provided by Xinhua People strike the Bell of Peace on the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
© Provided by Xinhua Doves are launched to the sky above the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
