Changjiao massacre survivors tell the tragedy

(Cross-Straits Media Delegation present a flower and grieve at the Monument of Changjiao massacre.)

(Cross-Straits Media Delegation listened closely to 3 people who survived Changjiao massacre.)

(Quan Bo'an, an aged survivor in Changjiao massacre.)

(Peng Qi, an aged survivor in Changjiao massacre.)

(Huang Shuwen, an aged survivor in Changjiao massacre.)

　　Rednet(Yiyang/May 26) In the afternoon of June 26,the 12th Joint  Interview of the Cross-Straits Media Delegation, centered around a tour of Hunan cities well-known for their role in the Anti-Japanese  War arrived at Changjiao town, Nanxian County, to presente a flower and to grieve for who we lost at the Monument of Changjiao massacre. 3 aged men who survived Changjiao massacre told their tragedy.

　　In 1943, in order to take over transportation on Yangtze River and nation's breadbasket provinces, Japanese army forced the Chinese government to surrender and started a war to annihilate regions south of the Yangtze River.

　　From May 9 to 12, Japanese army killed innocent people in Changjiao town, Nanxian county, Yiyang, making the second largest massacre of aggression against China by slaughtering 30.000 people in 3 days.

Translated by Zhou Qian.

Link: 【湖南抗战名城巡礼】厂窖惨案幸存者讲述血泪史