Nanjing's Jiangdong gate Memorial square is lined with black and black. Cloth shoes In the temporary exhibition hall, there is a picture of piercing the heart and lungs. Cloth shoes Or look at a picture, the audience's looks are equally dignified.

Yesterday, the unforgettable history, the 65th anniversary special exhibition to commemorate the victory of the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japan and the world's anti fascist war, was held at the memorial hall of Jiangdong gate, mourning the Chinese dead laborers captured during World War II and placing cloth shoes as one of the main contents of the special exhibition. It is reported that the exhibition will be held for 60 days.

More than 2000 prisoners of war were killed in the Nanjing dam kiln.

this time exhibition It is jointly organized by the Jiangdong Memorial Hall and the China Federation of victims' labor unions, the Taiwan people's Cultural Association, the Taiwan people's Cultural Association, the Sino Japanese Exchange Promotion Association of overseas Chinese in Japan and the Huajian peace and friendship fund management committee. It is divided into three parts, namely, Japan's exile and slavery of Chinese labor crimes in Japan, Japanese colonial rule and enslavement of the people in Taiwan area, the Nanjing workers under the Japanese muzzle and the whip. Through a large number of pictures, cultural relics and historical data, Japan's captive Chinese laborers, including prisoners of war and ordinary people, have been exposed to the crime of heavy labor in the extremely hostile environment of the occupied areas of China and Japan. {page_break}

Between 1943 and 1945, 6830 Chinese laborers died in Japan.

According to historical records, from 1943 to 1945, Japan forced 169 batches of 38936 Chinese laborers to work hard at 135 sites in Japan, and 6830 Chinese laborers died in a foreign country. After the war, the Japanese right-wing forces tried to erase and weaken the cruel history. The Chinese people and the righteous people in Japan have fought unremittingly for the sake of maintaining the truth of history and seeking justice. 6830 pairs of cloth shoes placed in the memorial square are mourning for the Chinese laborers killed in Japan.

Why do you put cloth shoes?

China's traditional funeral culture is very particular about dying. At the time of death, the dead must wear a shroud. In many areas of the Han custom, if the deceased is male, wear black cloth shoes on the feet, and if it is women, wear blue cloth shoes.

Wang Hong, a member of the Management Committee of the Hua Gang peace and friendship fund, said that Chinese laborers who had been captive to Japan were not wearing shoes. The main significance of this activity is two: first, in order to preserve the dignity of the victims, two is to let the two peoples remember the history, so as to better safeguard Sino Japanese friendship and promote the harmonious development of the world.

Who will put the cloth shoes?

It is understood that the participants of the shoe placement activities were survivors and victims' families of the victims in the year. They came from Hebei, Shandong, Tianjin and other provinces. Overseas Chinese, Japanese friends and compatriots in Taiwan also participated in the activities of cloth shoes.

Wang Xuan, head of the prosecution team of the Chinese germ warfare victim, believes that placing a pair of cloth shoes is related to the fate of ordinary people. "The form of cloth shoes is very intuitive and has a large scale. It can give people a kind of mental touch. It is also a kind of behavior art. It is a very good way of commemorating the lives of ordinary people.