Nanjing Massacre victims to be commemorated

A series of activities will be held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, to honor the victims of the Nanjing Massacre ahead of the national memorial day for them, which is scheduled for next Wednesday.

At 10 am on that day, the national memorial ceremony for the massacre victims will be held at the Memorial Hall for the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.

Seventeen burial sites of the victims, 12 communities and six patriotic education bases in Nanjing will hold mourning activities on the same day, while national commemorative museums related to the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) will also organize mourning activities.