2015年CRI 抗日战争纪念馆改造后重新开放

 

The Museum reopened with an exhibition entitled "Great Victories and Historic Contributions" to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression¹ and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Visitors laid bouquets² of flowers in front of the martyr³ statue in the main exhibition hall and bowed for those who lost their lives in the war.

Deputy Curator of the Museum Luo Cunkang says many veterans were invited to visit the exhibition on the opening day.

"Many veterans speak highly of the exhibition after visiting, saying it is with abundant historical resources and is an objective reflection of the history from 1931 to 1945."

The veterans were accompanied by soldiers in active service. When coming across the photos of familiar war scenes and heroes, the veterans told their experiences and memories to the younger generation.

26-year-old Chen Like, who is accompanying her grandfather to the museum, says that the new items added to the museum really enhanced the visitor's experience.

"I've been to the museum before, but now I think the exhibition is more comprehensive--with pictures, videos, old equipment like gas masks used by the Japanese soldiers, along with guns and artillery⁴. The exhibits even include Japanese documents. They are precious evidence and I learned a lot from this visit."

On display at the museum are 1170 pictures and 2830 pieces of war relics⁵, most of which are being shown for the first time.

Some newly added items are collected from special exhibitions in the past years by the museum.

Others are from local museums and archives of different regions.

The gas masks and suits are from the Japanese Unit 731 facility, which is located in northern China's Harbin, where the Japanese conducted biological and chemical experiments on its predominantly Chinese captives.

Speaking of the victory over the aggression, Deputy Curator of the Museum Luo Cunkang emphasized the fact that the Chinese people had made a distinguished⁶ contribution to the anti-fascist war.

"Another thing is that China was the main oriental battlefield in the whole picture of the world's anti-Fascist war. However, some Chinese people have little awareness⁷ of the important role that China played in this regard; also the international community has put little emphasis on this fact."

The exhibition is free of charge to all people from 9am to 4pm.

For CRI, I'm Min Rui.

1 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

2 bouquets   

n.花束( bouquet的名词复数 )；（酒的）芳香

参考例句：

• The welcoming crowd waved their bouquets. 欢迎的群众摇动着花束。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• As the hero stepped off the platform, he was surrounded by several children with bouquets. 当英雄走下讲台时，已被几名手持花束的儿童围住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 martyr   

n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲

参考例句：

• The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
• The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。

4 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

5 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

6 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

7 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。