
Armed policemen present wreaths at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2011. Some 5,000 people gathered here Tuesday, marking the 74th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. Nanjing was occupied on Dec. 13, 1937, by Japanese troops who began a six-week massacre. Records show more than 300,000 Chinese unarmed soldiers and civilians were killed. (Xinhua/Han Hua)

An old lady weeps during a memorial ceremony at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2011. Some 5,000 people gathered here Tuesday, marking the 74th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. Nanjing was occupied on Dec. 13, 1937, by Japanese troops who began a six-week massacre. Records show more than 300,000 Chinese unarmed soldiers and civilians were killed. (Xinhua/Li Ke)

Pigeons are released during a memorial ceremony at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2011. Some 5,000 people gathered here Tuesday, marking the 74th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. Nanjing was occupied on Dec. 13, 1937, by Japanese troops who began a six-week massacre. Records show more than 300,000 Chinese unarmed soldiers and civilians were killed. (Xinhua/Han Hua)

Pigeons are released during a memorial ceremony at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2011. Some 5,000 people gathered here Tuesday, marking the 74th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. Nanjing was occupied on Dec. 13, 1937, by Japanese troops who began a six-week massacre. Records show more than 300,000 Chinese unarmed soldiers and civilians were killed. (Xinhua)