Nanjing Travel Forum

As the subject line says, the Nanjing Massacre Memorial will be reopening on 13th December 2007, after being closed for renovations for more than a year.

Nanjing Massacre Memorial official English-language website: http://www.nj1937.org/english

This date is the customary anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, and 2007 will be the 70th year.

I have been to this memorial at least twice before it was closed for renovation. I can only say that it is a place that any visitor to Nanjing should definitely visit. It is a place that holds a special significance for Nanjing's history and also for China's; and even more so for the tens of thousands who lost their innocent lives there. It stands as a reminder to never take peace for granted; peace that has been only been achieved after the deaths and suffering of an unthinkable amount of people. This is a memorial for those who died wanting peace, but who were unfortunately unable to enjoy it, unlike us today.

A group of friends and I will be making a trip on Thu-Fri 13-14/12 from Shanghai. If anyone is interested in joining us, or is interested in going on a later date, please feel free to contact me for more information. Email directly at ellyse99@yahoo.com and put "VirtualTourist" and your own username in the subject line so that I know who you are, thanks.

For travellers who read Chinese, this is another good website for information about the Nanjing Massacre: http://neverforget.sina.com.cn

Sometime it is called "The Rape of Nanking" in western countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre

The following may also be of interest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes#Experiments_on_humans_and_biological_warfare

Just a side note regarding the Nanking Massacre for those who are interested. A movie about the late Iris Chang, the author of The Rape of Nanking, was just released. It's been showing in Canada. I hope it'll make its way around the world.

Thanks for alerting me to that. :)
Iris Chang the Movie official website: http://www.irischangthemovie.com