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Nanjing Massacre survivors Yi Lanying and Tao Chengyi passed away on the day of the month. Yi Lanying was born on [specific date] and was [specific age] years old. Tao Chengyi was born on [specific date] and was [specific age] years old.

She went through a disaster

Tell future generations not to forget history

Yi Lanying

Date Date

She once recalled during her lifetime:

Our family is hiding near Wutaishan in Nanjing.

Refugee area in Wutiao Lane

in order to make a living

I set up a stall in front of my temporary residence in Wutiao Lane

Selling cigarettes, matches, and peanuts.

one morning

A small group of Japanese devils arrived

There is a breakfast stand not far from my cigarette stand

A young man is having breakfast

I dare not even lift my head

The Japanese came over without saying a word

Pulled the young man across the street

A flurry of bayonet stabs killed him on the ground. ▲ Image of the elderly man during his lifetime.

That day, as it approached noon,

Another group of Japanese soldiers came one after another

They searched every house

Whenever you see a young man, you pull it out

The two were tied together

Seventy or eighty people were kidnapped

and then take these people

Walking towards Jinling Women's University

shortly

I heard a dense sound of machine guns

I heard that those China people

All shot dead in a pond

After spring of the following year

"I personally witnessed people coming to the pond to retrieve bones."

that experience

The young Yi Lanying was extremely shocked physically and mentally

It's been a nightmare for decades

It has also fallen behind since then

The root causes of palpitations, heart flutters, and tinnitus.

She hopes that future generations will never forget

The innocent people who were killed

My father was killed by the Japanese army

He said war ruined childhood

Tao Chengyi

Date Date

He once recalled during his lifetime:

My father's name is Tao Shidong.

born in

Working as a helper at Xiaguan Duck Store

When the Japanese army invaded Nanjing

My father was captured by the Japanese army on Huaqiao Road in the refugee area

Killed outside Hanzhong Gate

age

were captured and killed by the Japanese army at the same time

Also, there is Seventh Uncle Jiang Jinrong and Sixth Cousin Jiang Jiazhi.

▲Images of the elderly person during their lifetime

After Tao Chengyi's father was killed by the Japanese army

The family lost its pillar of support

The mother and her children struggled to make a living by running a small business

Tao Chengyi said

The war ruined his childhood

During his lifetime, he often told his descendants:

In the past, we were backward and beaten.

Now our country has finally become strong

"Don't be complacent!"

May the elderly rest in peace!

Source: CCTV Military, compiled from the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.

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