Sequence number:s0155 Date of Letter:1993-02-11 Address of Author:Linfen City, Shanxi Province Date of Event:1937-05-27 Location of Event:Linfen City, Shanxi Province Name of Author:Zhang Fushan Name(s) of victim(s):Six family members of Zhang Fushan Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other Details:In the morning of May 27, 1937, the Japanese army surrounded our village. My father was shot on his way to escape, my grandmother and mother […]
Sequence number:s0153 Date of letter:February 10, 1993 Address of author:Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Beijing Name of author:Xiao Yuzan Name(s) of victim(s):Xiao Yuzan’s grandfather Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:Around 1943, several Japanese robbed the gold store of grandfather, leading to bankcrupcy of the family. Comrade Tong, Hello! I am a deputy chief doctor of Taiyuan Locomotive Factory […]
Sequence number:s0151 Date of letter:April 9, 1993 Address of author:Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Rong Zhongyi Name(s) of victim(s):Rong Zhongyi’s father Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers (SL) Other details:”Rong Zhongyi’s father was caught to work as slave laborer with other tens of thousands of people, among whom few managed to come back. Address of author: Taiyuan City, […]
Sequence number:s0149 Date of letter:February 20, 1993 Address of author:Changsha City, Hunan Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Hunan Province Name of author:Rong Peizhe Name(s) of victim(s):Rong Peizhe’s father, another relative and other villagers Type of atrocity:Rapes, Murders, Slave Laborers (RA, MU, SL) Other details:A relative of Rong Peizhe was raped and killed by Japanese soilders. […]
Sequence number:s0147 Date of Letter:1994-04-25 Address of Author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of Event:1937 Location of Event:Jiangyin County, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province Name of Author:Geng Kunyuan Name(s) of victim(s):Geng Kunyuan’s father, Zhang Erbao and other people Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Air Bombings, Rapes, Others (OM, AB, RA, OT) Other Details:At the end of 1937 when […]
Sequence number:s0146 Date of letter:1993-01-05 Address of author:Xiangfan County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province Date of event:1939 Location of event:Xiangfan County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province Name of author:Zhou Zuliang Name(s) of victim(s):Zhou Zuliang’s family and townsmen Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Rapes, Others, Murders（AB, RA, OT, MU） Other details:My hometown Xiangfan County, Hubei suffered from numerous Japanese […]
Sequence number:s0145 Date of letter:1993-12-10 Address of author:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Date of event:1944-06 to 1945-04 Location of event:Shenyang City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Yang Zhiquan, Sun Shizhen Name(s) of victim(s):Yang Bofu (Yang Zhiquan’s brother), Yang Bofu’s grandmother, Wu Huiqing (Sun Shizhen’s wife) Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:In June 1944, Yang Bofu was arrested by Japanese on anti-Japanese charges. He was prisoned […]
Sequence number:s0142 Date of letter:1996-03-25 Address of author:Tianjin City Date of event:1940-1942 Location of event:Ji County, Tianjin Province Name of author:Zhang Deyin Name(s) of victim(s):Dong Baoshe, Zhang Dede, etc. Type of atrocity:Murders, Slave Laborers（MU, SL） Other details:”1. On February 16, 1940, three villagers – Dong Baoshe, Dong Baoshan, Wang Dazhi were arrested. Wang Dazhi was redeemed later and the other two […]
Sequence number:s0140 Date of letter:1992-12-26 Address of author:Rong County, Zigong City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1939-08-19 Location of event:Leshan City, Sichuan Province Name of author:Gao Yongshou Name(s) of victim(s):Gao Yongshou’s grandmother, big sister and uncle Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:On Aug. 19, 1939, Gao Yongshou’s grandmother, big sister and uncle were killed in Japanese […]
Sequence number:s0139 Date of letter:1995-10-15 Address of author:Mengzi County, Honghe Prefecture,(same level as City), Yunnan Province Date of event:1939-04-13 Location of event:Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Name of author:Pu Xingchun Name(s) of victim(s):Pu Xingchun, etc. Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others（AB, OT） Other details:On April 13, 1939, the Japanese bombed the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region took the […]
Sequence number:s0137 Date of Letter:1993-02-26 Address of Author:Lanzhou City, Gansu Province Date of Event:1943-03 Location of Event:Dingxing County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Name of Author:Bao Fuchen Name(s) of victim(s):Bao Fuchen Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers (SL) Other Details:In March 1943, when Bao Fuchen and other villagers were working at the field, they were caught by Japanese […]
Sequence number:s0135 Date of letter:January 20, 1994 Address of author:Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Jia Ruiying Name(s) of victim(s):Jia Chaoxian (Jia Ruiying’s father) Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:Crippled: 1. Nose bridge is collapsed. 2. Has difficulty in eating; loses the ability of chewing. 3. Loses the ability of taking care of himself. The village committee […]
Sequence number:s0133 Date of letter:1995-05-15 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1942-02-24 Location of event:Gong’an County, Jinzhou City, Hubei Province Name of author:Xu Shidong Name(s) of victim(s):Xu Ji’an（Xu Shidong’s father） Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:On February 24, 1942, the Japanese bombed the civilian areas of Ouchi Town, Gong’an County, Jingzhou City, […]
Sequence number:s0132 Date of letter:1993-09-23 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Huanggang County, Hubei Province Name of author:Tong Jian Name(s) of victim(s):Tong Jian, etc. Type of atrocity:Rapes, Others（RA, OT） Other details:1. Ravishing the village women 2. Burning houses 3. Imposing on land rent 4. Use labor without giving wages Mr. […]
Sequence number:s0129 Date of letter:March 15, 1993 Address of author:Shenze County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1941 Location of event:Shenze County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:An Qijia Name(s) of victim(s):An Qijia Type of atrocity:Slave laborers (SL) Other details:In 1941, An Qijia was caught by Japanese invaders due to his participation in revolution. He […]
Sequence number:s0126 Date of letter:1993-03-05 Address of author:Yuanling County, Huairou City, Hunan Province Date of event:1939-1941 Location of event:Yuanling County, Huairou City, Hunan Province; Hankou, Wuhan City, Hubei Province; Pei County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province; Huangshi City, Hubei Province Name of author:Su Yu Name(s) of victim(s):Su Yu’s grandpa and his family, Su Yu’s parents, Yang […]
Sequence number:s0123 Date of letter:1992-07-06 Address of author:Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1944-04-18 Location of event:Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Jin Nianxiang Name(s) of victim(s):Jin Nianxiang’s grandfather Type of atrocity:Murders, Others, Air Bombing(MU, OT, AB) Other details:On April 18th 1944 on the lunar calendar, the Japanese splashed cold water onto […]
Sequence number:s0121 Date of letter:1993-09-25 Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-02 Location of event:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Wang Yu Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Yu, etc. Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In February 1942, many people were cheated by traitors into doing tunnel work in the name of worker recruitment. The camp life was like that […]
Sequence number:s0120 Date of letter:1991-12-19 Address of author:Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Not mentioned Name(s) of victim(s):Heilongjiang Province Type of atrocity:Biological/Chemical Warfare (BC) Other details:Attatched in the letter are: an introduction of the invading Japanese army 731 Bacterial Troops Evidence and Ruins and a list of the evidence […]
Sequence number:s0119 Date of letter:1995-09-30 Address of author:Beijing City Date of event:1943-07-23 Location of event:Lingchuan County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Wei Haiqing Name(s) of victim(s):Wei Yuxian（Wei Haiqing’s uncle) Type of atrocity:Other Massacres（OM) Other details:An article by Wei Haiqing published in the newspaper was contained in the letter, which says, “On July 23, 1943 when the Japanese raided Shanxi and surrounded my village, people of all […]
Sequence number:s0116 Date of letter:1995-05-14 Address of author:Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1941-09, 1942-10 Location of event:Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Chen Wenli Name(s) of victim(s):Tang Ade, etc. Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Rapes, Others（OM, RA, OT) Other details:In September 1941, Huzhou City, Zhejiang fell under Japanese occupation. Innocent people were killed and atrocious crimes were committed by burning, killing, […]
Sequence number:s0115 Date of Letter:1992-06-09 Address of Author:Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Date of Event:1937 Location of Event:Zongyang County, Anqing City, Anhui Province Name of Author:Wu Zhaomin Name(s) of victim(s):Wu Xuanmeng(Wu Zhaomin’s uncle) and Wu Zhaolai (Wu Zhaomin’s elder brother) Type of atrocity:Murders, Others (MU, OT) Other Details:In the summer of 1937, when uncle was working […]
Sequence number:s0111 Date of letter:April 12, 1993 Address of author:Not mentioned Date of event:March, 1945 Location of event:Xinxiang City, Henan Province Name of author:Zhu Qinglin Name(s) of victim(s):Zhu Zian (Zhu Qinglin’s father) and other 31 people. Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:In the middle of March, 1945, dozens of airplanes bombed the Xinxiang Railway […]
Sequence number:s0107 Date of Letter:1993-03 Address of Author:Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Date of Event:1942 Location of Event:Feicheng County, Feicheng City, Shandong Province Name of Author:Li Ruiwen Name(s) of victim(s):More than 200 people including Li Ruiwen, Li Yuntong and Li Changhou Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Other Massacres（SL, OM） Other Details:In 1942, two hundred people including Li […]
Sequence number:s0106 Date of letter:September 19, 1993 Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Date of event:August 14, 1944 (lunar calendar) Location of event:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Li Xinyuan Name(s) of victim(s):Li Fengyu (Li Xinyuan’s father) Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:On August 14, 1944 of lunar calender，Li Fengyu was caught […]
Sequence number:s0103 Date of letter:February, 1993 Address of author:Wuhan City, Hubei Province Date of event:1938 Location of event:Puyang City, Henan Province Name of author:Bian Xiangchun Name(s) of victim(s):Bian Xiangchun’s relatives Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:My hometown is a village in Puyang City, Henan Province. In 1938 when Japanese invaders attacked the village, my grandfather was shot to death by them and […]
Sequence number:s0101 Date of letter:1992-07-15 Address of author:Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Liu Ziming Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Zishan (Liu Ziming’s big brother) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Other Massacres(SL, OM) Other details:Liu Ziming’s big brother Liu Zishan was conscripted labor by the Japanese and did not come back […]
Sequence number:s0098 Date of letter:1992-12-15 Address of author:Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province Name of author:Tang Qiangshen Name(s) of victim(s):Tang Qiangshen, etc. Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Other Massacres, Slave Laborers, Rapes (AB, OM, SL, RA) Other details:The Japanese bombed Wuyi and killed more […]
Sequence number:s0094 Date of Letter:1992-06-04 Address of Author:Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Date of Event:1942-04-15 Location of Event:Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Name of Author:Ning Shichang Name(s) of victim(s):Ning Shichang’s 83 townsmen Type of atrocity:Other Massacres (OM) Other Details:On April 15, 1942, the Japanese army went to the village where Ning Shichang lived and […]
Sequence number:s0093 Date of letter:1995-06-04 Address of author:Langfang City, Hebei Province Date of event:1942-03 Location of event:Langfang City, Hebei Province Name of author:Song Shuzhi Name(s) of victim(s):Song Shuzhi Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL） Other details:In March 1942, Song Shuzhi and other unemployed workers were sent by force to Beijing shelters by traitor organization Xinmin Society. More […]
Sequence number:s0091 Date of letter:1993-02-13 Address of author:Lanzhou City, Gansu Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Lanzhou City, Gansu Province Name of author:Wang Xiaolan, Deng Baoshan Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Xiaolan, Deng Baoshan Type of atrocity:Air Bombings (AB) Other details:Coal plants opened by Wang Xiaolan’s family in Andingmen, Lanzhou were bombed by Japanese for 5 times successively, causing the lives of Wang’s family members. Deng Baoshan […]
Sequence number:s0088 Date of letter:1992-12-3 Address of author:Lin’an, Zhejiang Date of event:Not specified in the letter Location of event:Not specified in the letter Name of author:XU Weiguo Name(s) of victim(s):XU Weiguo’s fellow villagers Type of atrocity:Rapes (RA) Other details:Before Nanjing was occupied, women, from kids to old ladies, were raped. Dear Teacher Tong, I have received […]
Sequence number:s0087 Date of letter:1993-02-03 Address of author:Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province Date of event:1937-1940 Location of event:Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province Name of author:Fan Maozhi Name(s) of victim(s):Fan Bitian (Fan Maozhi’s father) and townsmen Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Others（AB, OT） Other details:Hometown Longkuang Villagee, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province was bombed and strafed by Japanese planes under […]
Sequence number:s0086 Date of letter:1993-02-06 Address of author:Qujiang County, Guangxi Province Date of event:1944 Location of event:Shaoyang County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province Name of author:Yao Zuoxiang Name(s) of victim(s):Yao Cisong (Yao Zuoxiang’s uncle), Ting Gu (Yao’s townsman), etc. Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Slave Laborers, Rapes（OM, SL, RA) Other details:In 1944, Shaoyang County, Hunan, about twenty people were taken by Japanese and died. Yao […]
Sequence number:s0085 Date of letter:1993-02-28 Address of author:Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Date of event:1942 Location of event:Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Name of author:Men Enlin Name(s) of victim(s):Men Guirong（Men Enlin’s father） Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:About in 1942 before liberation, the Japanese forced my father’s shoe shop to supply over hundreds of shoes, without giving […]
Sequence number:s0083 Date of letter:1992-06-30 Address of author:Wuyi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Wuyi County, Jinhua, Zhejiang Name of author:Tang Qiangshen Name(s) of victim(s):Tang Zigui, He Shangyou, Jin Aniu, etc. Type of atrocity:Other Massacres, Rapes, Others (OM, RA, OT) Other details:The day after Japanese occupation of Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang, the village houses were burned, with three villagers burned to death. […]
Sequence numbe: s0081 Date of letter:1993-02-20 Address of author:Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Liuzhou City, Guangxi Name of author:Qin Rixu Name(s) of victim(s):Qin Rixu’s father, etc. Type of atrocity:Air Bombings, Slave Laborers, Murders, Rapes, Others (AB, SL, MU, RA, OT) Other details:1. When Qin Rixu was attending elementary school […]
Sequence number:s0080 Date of letter:1993-12-23 Address of author:Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1938 and 1940 Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Deng Wenyuan Name(s) of victim(s):Deng Shuqi (Deng Wenyuan’s father), Deng Wenyuan’s grandmother Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Others (MU, RA, OT) Other details:In the spring of 1938, the Japanese implementing the “Burn All, Kill All, Loot All” policy killed Deng Wenyuan’s […]
Sequence number:s0074 Date of letter:1993-04-20 Address of author:Yongqing, Langfang, Hebei Date of event:1942 Location of event:Yongqing, Langfang, Hebei Name of author:GAO Baochen Name(s) of victim(s):GAO Dengjia (GAO Baochen’s father) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers (SL), Murders (MU) Other details:In 1942, GAO Dengjia was taken away and detained in Tanggu Camp. He then was forced to work […]
Sequence number:s0070 Date of letter:June 23, 1992 Address of author:Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province Date of event:1943 Location of event:Dalian City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Li Aihua Name(s) of victim(s):Li Aihua’s father Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:In the winter of 1943, Li Aihua’s father was caught by Japanese invaders and tortured to death. Comrade Tong, Hello! […]
Sequence number:s0067 Date of letter:1993-05-08 Address of author:Jianhu County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Date of event:1941-1944 Location of event:Jianhu County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province Name of author:Gu Ruliang Name(s) of victim(s):Gu Ruliang Type of atrocity:Murders, Rapes, Others (MU, RA, OT) Other details:From 1941 to 1944, the Japanese army raided Gu Ruliang’s hometown and committed atrocious […]
Sequence number:s0065 Date of letter:1992-10-18 Address of author:Jilin City, Jilin Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Li Haiqing Name(s) of victim(s):Li Jingyu (Li Haiqing’s uncle) Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers（SL) Other details:When the Japanese invaded the Jilin Province, they conscripted labor everywhere, causing the deaths of many people. Li Haiqing’s uncle Li Jingyu was one of […]
Sequence number:s0064 Date of Letter:1993-04-20 Address of Author:Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Date of Event:Not mentioned Location of Event:Ruicheng County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Name of Author:Dong Shihua Name(s) of victim(s):Fellow-villagers Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other Details:Over 3000 houses, 4 temples and 3 ancestral halls were burnt. One person was bitten by dogs and died. Five people were burnt to death. […]
Sequence number:s0063 Date of letter:February 1, 1993 Address of author:Dingrang County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province Date of event:Not mentioned Location of event:Not mentioned Name of author:Xing Yucheng Name(s) of victim(s):Grandfather of Xing Yucheng Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:During the anti-Japanese war, the house and food of Xing Yucheng’s grandfather were burnt. Teacher […]
Sequence number:s0061 Date of letter:March 8, 1993 Address of author:Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1941 Location of event:Jincheng City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Feng Changhui Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Qiukui (uncle-in-law of Feng Changhui), Feng Maigen and others, totally over 100 people Type of atrocity:Slave Laborers, Other Massacres (SL, OM) Other details:In 1941, the Japanese […]
Sequence number:s0060 Date of letter:March 1, 1993 Address of author:Fushan County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province Date of event:August 28, 1943 Location of event:Fushan County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Zhang Xianglong, Zhang Xiangfeng, Zhang Xiangwu Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Dagen (Zhang Xianglong’s grandfather), Zhang Kunhui (Zhang Xianglong’s father) Type of atrocity:Murders, Others (MU, OT) Other […]
Sequence number:s0058 Date of letter:1993-02-14 (date on envelope) Address of author:Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Date of event:1942-04-15 Location of event:Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Sun Changlai Name(s) of victim(s):83 people including Song Jiagui, Sun Tianping, etc., all Sun Changlai’s townsmen Type of atrocity:Other Massacres (OM) Other details:On April,15th 1942 on […]
Sequence number:s0056 Date of Letter:1993-02-20 Address of Author:Linfen City, Shanxi Province Date of Event:1937-05 Location of Event:Linfen City, Shanxi Province Name of Author:Liu Jiujiang Name(s) of victim(s):Liu Jiujiang’s father Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other Details:In May, 1937 of lunar calendar, Liu Jiujiang’s father was murdered by Japanese invaders with bayonet, which can be proved by […]
Sequence number:s0053 Date of letter:March 1, 1993 Address of author:Yangqu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Date of event:November, 1937 Location of event:Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province Name of author:Wang Xifu (Scrivener: Wang Jianping) Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Xifu’s grandfather and other several villagers Type of atrocity:Murders (MU) Other details:One day in November, 1937, Japanese invaders invaded the […]
Sequence number:s0046 Date of letter:March 7, 1993 Address of author:Deyang City, Sichuan Province Date of event:1931-1940 Location of event:Yingkou City, Liaoning Province Name of author:Wang Wencheng Name(s) of victim(s):Wang Enpu Type of atrocity:Others (OT) Other details:In 1931 when Japanese invaders occupied Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, Wang Wencheng’s father Wang Enpu was forced to carry goods for them and was beaten and abused. […]
