Canada to set up Nanjing Massacre victims monument

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The Chinese Canadian communities in Toronto jointly announced on Thursday that they will set up a Nanjing Massacre victims monument in Richmond Hill, Canada to remember the history of World War II and to maintain a lasting peace in the world.

The book-shape monument currently in production is to cover an area of 90 square meters. It will be 3.72 meters high, 4.88 meters long, and 9.2 meters wide. Made of black marble, as the color is meant to symbolize a heavy period in human history.

Lin Xinyong, president of the Confederation of Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations told a press conference on Thursday that the Nanjing Massacre is the eternal pain in the hearts of Chinese people. About 300,000 people were brutally killed after the east China city was captured by the invading Japanese army, in around 40 days marked also with rape and looting.

That is the tragedy of Chinese and is also the humiliation of human beings, Lin said, adding that the monument is meant to let more people have a better understanding of the Japanese invaders' atrocities against humanity and cherish peace.

(Cover: File photo taken on Aug. 15, 2013 shows that some Japanese gather in front of the sculpture of peace at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall to mourn for the victims, expressing their wishes of world peace. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency