Editor's Note:
A number of events were held in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017 in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, the 40-day slaughter in 1937 carried out by the Japanese army that saw the death of 300,000 Chinese and rape of 20,000 women. Photos: Yang Hui/GT
Elementary school students take part in the memorial event at the Wutai Mountain Monument in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017, the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.(Photo: Yang Hui/GT) 
Students line up to leave flowers at the Wutai Mountain Monument in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017, the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.(Photo: Yang Hui/GT) 
Students bearing flowers pay their respects at the Wutai Mountain Monument in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017, the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.(Photo: Yang Hui/GT) 
People bow at the Wutai Mountain Monument in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017, the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.(Photo: Yang Hui/GT) 
People stand in silent tribute at 10 am on December 13, 2017 in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu Province to commemorate the 300,000 victims killed by Japanese invaders during the Nanjing Massacre in 1937.(Photo: Yang Hui/GT) 
People line up and leave flowers at the Wutai Mountain Monument in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.(Photo: Yang Hui/GT) 
Students line up and leave flowers at the Wutai Mountain Monument in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017, the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.(Photo: Yang Hui/GT) 
A woman leaves flowers at the Wutai Mountain Monument in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on December 13, 2017, the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.(Photo: Yang Hui/GT)
