Nanjing Massacre survivor less than 200 people 10 years or disappearance of witnesses

Ni Cuiping the elderly in Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall next to the statue sculpture, to tell you their injury situation (picture)

in the Japanese invaders in Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, “the witness of history footprint “of the copper plates on the road, stands the two survivors of the Nanjing Massacre bronze sculpture, one is Ni Cuiping, one is Peng Yuzhen.

2004 年 12 16, Peng Yuzhen died yesterday, Ni Cuiping the elderly because of Parkinson’s disease treatment failed, at 1:30 pm in the Village is located in the Yangtze River north northbound home died at the age of 85 years of age. Ni Cuiping elderly survivors of the Nanjing Massacre is a very typical and important one, to promote the history of the Nanjing Massacre has done a great contribution. This morning, the elderly will be sent to the funeral, around 7:00 tomorrow morning will hold a memorial service.

Japanese invaders in Nanjing Massacre Memorial Museum curator Zhu Chengshan, said earlier this year, surviving the Nanjing Massacre survivors have more than 300 people, has less than 200, the next five to 10 years These “living evidence” may disappear.

□ Express correspondent Mao Liping

testimony has been to the United States and Japan to participate in meetings

Nicui Ping on October 22, 1926 was born in Nanjing, North Korea Wong Temple Lane. The end of 1937, she followed the family moved to the western suburbs of Nanjing city gate and the drain on the New River between the village of refuge than the plot. At 11:00 on December 13th, 1937 about her father Ni Engen prepared vegetables to the river was three Japanese soldiers fired three shots and killed. Her mother heard the shots ran out, the Japanese have been shot dead. 11-year-old Ni Cuiping came out from the shed, not a call for sound, then the left shoulder in the shot, the bones were broken, pain straight down to the ground roll.

become orphans Ni Cuiping, loss of life depend, by their uncle adopted. At that time, living in poverty, no money for treatment, her aunt hand to pull the bullet out of the wound so severe infection, prolonged bleeding pus, hair, bonded together with pus and blood, gave birth to maggots. Three years later, was almost healed. However, left a large scar on the shoulder, has a depth of about 2 cm of depression, every rainy day, still aching.

In addition, leaving life-long incurable consequences – on the left hand does not move more than the head, a meal is a lifetime issue.

as one of the Nanjing Massacre survivor, Ni Cuiping for young people not only in the domestic and foreign friends about visiting a seven year history of victimization, but also has to go to Japan twice (1996, 2003) , 1 to the United States (2001) to participate in testimony meetings, to personal experience, an indictment of the dangers of militarism in Japan, called treasure of world peace. She once said before his death: “this history can be seen in us, we will let the next generation of people know.”

now, old man’s home is still preserved in many photographs of Japan and the United States . Photos, Ni Cuiping solemnly, the audience filled with listeners. However, Ni Cuiping first visit to Japan, but by local right-wing attack: someone gave her a place to live stoned, windows were smashed.

how to her wounds, and a lifetime to forget old said, “this history can be seen in us, we will let the next generation of people know I talk about it, so I shijiazi descendants Sun Duxiao have, let them know, I do witness of history. “This is a lifetime commitment to the elderly.

first provides portraits of victims of the Holocaust

old man is gone, but Jiangdong Gate Memorial, “witness the footprints of history,” bronze sculpture, etching, but the road would have stood: and live one to one ratio, where Ni Cuiping gunshot wound on the left shoulder pointing to complaints of atrocities the Japanese invasion of China, to every home and abroad to museum visitors to tell their own silent victims experience.

yesterday, Yao Yijun also told reporters that the grandmother died, but they will replace her Jiangdong Gate Memorial every year to worship their loved ones, but also to the etching on the road to see “Grandma.”

Japanese invaders in Nanjing Massacre Memorial Museum curator Zhu Chengshan researcher, said Ni Cuiping elderly survivors of the Nanjing Massacre is a very typical and important one, not only had to follow him to Japan, the United States to participate in testimony meeting, the first victims of the Holocaust provides a portrait of the people. “That year we came back together from the United States, sat on the plane for 17 hours, more than two of us talk, then asked her ‘parents have pictures?” I did not expect the old man said,’ there are, ah, my house mirror cabinet back there. ‘The next day, the little old man took photographs sent to her parents’ Memorial Hall Memorial Hall was officially collecting portraits of victims of the Holocaust, Ni Cuiping Ni Engen elderly father first, and now his picture is in our showroom order to put the hall … a cycle of wearing Guapi Mao. “

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elderly go very quiet

5 years ago, Ni Cuiping old man suffering from Parkinson’s disease, the symptoms were relatively mild. December 13 each year this special day, Jiangdong Gate memorial could be seen in the elderly figure.

recently, the old man’s condition worsen. “Some time ago, curator Zhu Chengshan see her, she can Simply put a few words with him, but then, you do not know what most in the state of the.” Yesterday, the old man’s grandson, told reporters Yao Yijun , Ni Cuiping only one daughter, his mother, “We live with Grandma, my mother has been in the care of her.”

“Today, I know that was wrong.” Yao Yijun said before, my grandmother lying in bed, No matter who told her to go, will not respond, “even though she can not hear, but every time we would go back to say hello to her today, she has a reaction, breathing heavily, looked away, over, mouth still moving look. “

” feeling very good at the time, my mother is very worried to see grandmother breathing so hard, I took her to a chair sitting, so that her breath some really smooth. “then , Ni Cuiping’s daughter gave the old man fed a little medicine, which is the old man to eat before going to sleep a day medicine, the situation will be much better after eating. “Grandmother, mother waited at the side, afraid to leave, at 1 o’clock, the room suddenly heard my mother shouting ‘seems wrong, to die’, we rushed to a grandmother’s hands and feet slowly cool.”

reporters in an interview over the phone, heard faint cries of grief, Yao Yijun said it was his mother, too sad. In Yao Yijun’s memory, this year, half year, clear your grandmother only occasionally, and sometimes do not even know his daughter, “but no matter how confused, she has always remembered the massacre, a little more sober and she will be brought back painful memories. “

Yao Yijun that grandmother is gone, so pleased that her family go very quiet, the whole family are.

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survivors less than 200

will increase aid efforts

Express (Reporter Mao Liping) “400 the previous year, 300 less than last year, and now 200 not to.” Yesterday, the Japanese invaders in Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall Zhu Cheng-shan told reporters that the number of Holocaust survivors alive each year and, according to sources, government departments have stepped up efforts to aid survivors of the group.

1987, when the Nanjing Massacre survivor initial statistics the number of Holocaust survivors was determined to reach a 1756 people. The next few decades, but gradually a number of new finds. However, compared to the number of newly discovered survivors, died a year more. Zhu Cheng-shan said, the registered number of Holocaust survivors, most evident in recent years to reduce. According to reports, less than 200 living survivors, most all of them are already more than 80 years of age, the biggest has been more than 90 years of age.

“Nanjing Massacre survivor is a witness of history, oral history is their first-hand information, is an attempt to distort the history of Japanese right-wingers the best comeback.” Zhu told reporters that a mountain, Nanjing has recently time increased the intensity of a Holocaust survivor assistance. According to reports, the Nanjing Massacre survivor assistance association for reimbursement of medical expenses of survivors from the previous 20%, rising to 50 percent a few years ago, has now risen to 80%; Nanjing Civil Affairs Bureau, the annual subsidy for old people, from the previous $ 500 up to 1,000 yuan. Reporters learned that the Nanjing Massacre survivor Aid Association was established in August 14, 2004, has set up seven years to provide assistance to survivors of 1766 people nearly 100 million. Among them, the survivors for the 1496 reimbursement of medical expenses trips about 79 million, paid for the survivors of 270 people living allowance 220,000.

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