Photo taken on Nov. 26, 2019 shows Xu Jiaqing, survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, recalling his experience. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
NANJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Xu Jiaqing, a Nanjing Massacre survivor, passed away on Monday morning at the age of 96.
Eight survivors of the Nanjing Massacre passed away in 2021, reducing the number of registered survivors to 64, according to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
The Nanjing Massacre took place when Japanese troops captured the city on Dec. 13, 1937. Over six weeks, they killed about 300,000 Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II.
The Chinese government has preserved the survivors' testimonies, recorded in both written documents and video footage. These records of the massacre were listed by UNESCO in the Memory of the World Register in 2015. ■
