Nanjing Massacre Memorial Museum original curator: Memorial theme has not changed

Original title: Nanjing Massacre Memorial Museum original curator: Memorial theme has not changed, this year is the Nanjing massacre about 300000 compatriots killed 80th anniversary, the Nanjing massacre has become one of the historical topics of great concern. Recently, the theme of the new museum for the victims of the Nanjing massacre of the Japanese invaders (hereinafter referred to as "memorial hall") has been misunderstood. History is a textbook, and people learn a lot from it. Nanjing massacre is one of the three big tragedy in the history of World War II, one example is the most representative of a series of tragedy in Japan in 14 years of manufacturing history in China, but also in the postwar identified by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and China military tribunal trial of war criminals after the investigation made by the case. Make full use of this historical fact, call for human civilization and peace treasure, and warn people later against aggression war, maintaining world peace is not only a common responsibility, but also an eternal theme. In 80s to commemorate the motivation of Museum, is to commemorate the victory of the war of 40th anniversary Chinese people, but also to return to Japan in 1982, textbook events occur, the Japanese Ministry of education "invasion" Chinese to enter". The event has been seriously hurt the Japanese militarist aggression, genocide and ravaged China aroused people's feelings, special victims of the people of Nanjing, including the outrage many intellectuals, have asked the Nanjing massacre history written in blood displayed on the people and future generations, to education. In August 15, 1985, the memorial hall on the Nanjing massacre the "mass graves" site was built up, the theme is "if not forgotten" 8 characters, and the theme of the building is "life and death". The building designer academician Qi Kang with a large number of barren cobblestone square, a symbol of the victims with bones, with grass and trees around the square symbol of life, life and death to form a strong contrast, life and death in the first show, to create a special commemorative atmosphere. History is always developing, and the memorial as a public institution needs to be improved and developed constantly. With the hall after continuously in the world for a large number of new cultural relics, especially the memorial hall as the first implementation of free and open to the audience, the audience greatly increased from home and abroad, the original small display space has been unable to meet the needs of the Chinese audience, then gradually the two phase and three phase expansion project of Memorial Museum, exhibition area and exhibition area is greatly expanded and improved, but whether the theme of architecture, or theme, is still "don't forget, a guide for the future", "learn from history, and create the future", that is to say history can never forget, it is the eternal theme of the memorial museum. But we are not in order to show the history of history, history shows the purpose is not to increase national resentment, revenge, but in order to maintain the historical truth, and never let the tragedy of history, is to present and future peace and development. The memorial in the 30 years of construction and development, obtained the domestic and foreign many enthusiastic people's concern and support, they have a generous donation of relevant historical relics, some suggestions, some directly participate in the construction. No matter the memorial construction of a chief architect of the Qi Kang team, or two and three of total construction designer academician He Jingtang and his team, and Wu Weishan, Sun Jiabin, Wu Xianning, Li Zijian, Li Ru and a number of famous artists, they are made based on the investigation, after repeated demonstration and elaborate design, creation a boutique masterpiece, won the full affirmation and praise. (the author is Professor of Changzhou University and former curator of the memorial hall of the victims of the Nanjing massacre of Japanese invaders). Editor in chief: Xiao Hui at the beginning