Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders facts for kids
The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders is a museum in Nanjing, China. It teaches visitors about the terrible events of the Nanjing Massacre that happened in 1937 and 1938. This place is also known as the Nanjing Massacre Museum or the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall. It helps people remember the many Chinese people who were killed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the massacre.
The museum covers a very large area, about 103,000 square meters. The buildings themselves take up 57,000 square meters, and the exhibition area is 20,000 square meters. It is considered a "National First-Class Museum" in China. It was built on the exact spot where many people were killed at Jiangdong Gate during the massacre. Since it first opened on August 15, 1985, more than 90 million people from over 100 countries have visited.
What is the Nanjing Massacre?
Nanjing was the capital city of China in the 1920s and 1930s. At that time, Japan was a powerful empire that included places like Korea and Taiwan. In the 1930s, Japan started a war called the Second Sino-Japanese War. They wanted to take control of all of China. This war later became part of World War II, when Japan's friends, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, also started their own wars.
When the Japanese army arrived in Nanjing in December 1937 and January 1938, they did not just fight the Chinese army. They also killed many people who were not soldiers. They committed many terrible acts against the people in the city. The Chinese government says that 300,000 people were killed, and even more were hurt.
To remember all the people who were killed and hurt, the city government built the Nanjing Massacre Museum in 1985.
What can you see at the Memorial Hall?
The memorial is a special place designed to help people remember what happened. It has three main parts:
- A museum building that shows historical records and items from the massacre.
- An outdoor area with sculptures and memorials.
- A covered area that holds the bones of many people who died during the massacre.
The main building has about 3,000 square meters of floor space. The rest of the museum covers another 25,000 square meters of land around the building. The memorial uses special architecture, sculptures, and videos to show what happened during the Nanjing Massacre.
How to visit the Nanjing Massacre Museum
It costs nothing to enter the Nanjing Massacre Museum; admission is free. It is open from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM every day from Tuesday to Sunday. The museum is closed on Mondays.
You can easily get there by taking the underground train or a bus.
In Spanish: Paseo conmemorativo de las víctimas en la masacre de Nankín para niños
