December 13, 2023

China held its 10th national memorial ceremony on Wednesday to mourn  the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre. During the day, former curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders called for the younger generation to remember the painful memories and dedicate themselves to contributing to the development of the nation.

Early Wednesday morning, the national flag was flown at half-mast at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing. Then at exactly 10:01 am, blaring sirens initiated a complete standstill in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province. 

Motorists in the downtown vicinity halted their vehicles and honked their horns, while pedestrians paused to observe a moment of silence as a tribute to the victims.

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