Name: Evidence of Atrocities | A Catastrophe for Cultural Heritage
Uploaded: 2026-08-12T16:51:07+08:00
Duration: 4 min 6 s
Description: In 1932, the Japanese army launched an attack on Shanghai's Commercial Press, destroying 460,000 volumes of precious historical books in its Oriental Library. The destruction of these treasures exposed the brutality of the Japanese assault on Chinese

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In 1932, the Japanese army launched an attack on Shanghai's Commercial Press, destroying 460,000 volumes of precious historical books in its Oriental Library. The destruction of these treasures exposed the brutality of the Japanese assault on Chinese cultural heritage.

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