December 13 is the 9th National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing 
Massacre. As night fell, the Candlelight Memorial International Peace Rally was 
held at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese 
Invaders.

85 years ago, at the darkest moment in Nanjing, international friend John Magee 
participated in the rescue of more than 200,000 Chinese refugees. He filmed the 
atrocities committed by the Japanese army with a 16mm camera, which became 
irrefutable proof of the Nanjing Massacre. Chris Magee, the grandson of John 
Magee, expressed his mourning of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre through 
online video. He appealed, "In memory of those who have passed away, even now, 
people can do what they can in their daily lives to help others and reach out 
bravely."

Richard Brady, a doctor from the United States, actively participated in the 
treatment of refugees at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital in February 1938. Many 
years later, his great-granddaughter Megan Brady came to Nanjing to trace the 
footprints of her great-grandfather's life, and composed the song "Mercy". She 
said: "Nanjing has become a model of peace, which is worth learning from all 
over the world. I will do my best to speed up Nanjing's road to peace and share 
it with other parts of the world."

Chinese-American writer Iris Chang wrote The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten 
Holocaust of World War II with his young life, exposing the atrocities 
committed by the Japanese invaders in Nanjing during World War II, which 
aroused strong response in the Western world. At the Candlelight Ceremony, Ms. 
Ying-Ying Chang, Iris Chang's mother, said: "This year marks the 85th 
anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. We participated in the memorial activities 
of the non-governmental organization 'Global Alliance for Preserving the 
History of WWII in Asia' overseas, hoping to use our strength to educate the 
next generation to remember the history of the Nanjing Massacre."

Netizens from all over the world simultaneously light up warm candles through 
online H5 website. Chinese and foreign people mourned the victims of the 
Nanjing Massacre in this special way, for all the people who suffered from the 
war, and prayed for world peace.

Source: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders