Two survivors of the Nanjing massacre died on Saturday, bringing the number of survivors still for life recorded at 28, announced on Sunday the memorial of the victims of the Nanjing massacre by the Japanese invaders.
Yi Lanying, who died at the age of 99, had a tooth before torn off by a Japanese officer during the massacre. She also saw a Japanese soldier to death with his bayonet a young man who had breakfast, as well as a group of Japanese soldiers to search the houses and remove more than 70 young men.
These traumatic experiences plunged him into a deep fear that has resulted in panic attacks, cardiac palpitations and tinnitus. Throughout her life, she expressed her hope that future generations never forget the innocent lives that have been lost in the massacre.
Tao Chengyi, who died at the age of 89, lost his father, uncle and cousin in the hands of Japanese invaders. “After the death of my father, my mother fought to earn a living by managing a little business with us, the children. War destroyed my childhood,” said Tao.
The Nanjing massacre occurred when Japanese troops occupied the city on December 13, 1937. For more than six weeks, the Japanese invaders killed around 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of the Second World War.
In 2014, the supreme legislative body of China designated on December 13 as the national day of commemoration of the victims of the Nanjing massacre.
