I visited the "Memorial Hall to the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders" on a day trip. The Nanjing Massacre occurred as part of the Japanese occupation in China during the Sino-Japanese War (WW2). This museum was built on the actual site of one of 26 mass murders which occurred during a 6 week period from December 1937.
While much of the display in the museum was horrifying, and defied human sensibilities, it was very sensitively done, and provided plenty of room for consideration and thought.
In the grounds of the museum there were many sculptures, like this one. This is a copper walkway bearing the footprints of 222 historical witnesses, including survivors of the massacre to maintain a permanent memory of the horrors of the Japanese Occupation.
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