南京大屠杀展览在法国卡昂开幕 中法共同见证历史

An exhibition entitled "Common Witness: The Rape of Nanjing Massacre" opened last Saturday in Caen, France.

《共同见证：南京大屠杀》展览于上周六在法国卡昂开展。

It is the first such exhibition in Europe since the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization added the Nanjing Massacre to its "Memory of the World Register" in 2015.

这是自2015年联合国教科文组织将南京大屠杀正式列入《世界记忆名录》后，欧洲首次举办此类展览。

The exhibition spans 800 square meters, with over 270 photos, 50 pieces of physical evidence and videos on the Nanjing Massacre, which lasted from Dec. 13, 1937 to January 1938, during which more than 300,000 civilians and Chinese unarmed soldiers were killed by Japanese invaders, said Zhang Jianjun, general director of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.

南京大屠杀纪念馆馆长张建军表示，该展览占地面积800平方米，共展出有关南京大屠杀的270余幅历史照片、50余件展品和视频资料。南京大屠杀从1937年12月13日持续到1938年1月，在此期间共有超过30万名市民及手无寸铁的中国士兵被日本侵略者杀害。

The Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, which co-organized the exhibition with the Caen Memorial, is China's largest museum dedicated to this massacre.

与卡昂纪念馆联合举办此次展览的南京大屠杀纪念馆，是有关此次大屠杀的中国最大的纪念馆。

The exhibition mainly introduces the massacre in the eyes of European and American witnesses who were in Nanjing during the unusual inhuman tragedy, presenting daily notes, letters, documents, photos and videos made by these witnesses.

本次展览重点通过展出当年身处南京的欧美人士留下的日记、书信、文件、照片及影像，介绍他们眼中的这场世所罕见、惨无人道的悲剧。

"We welcome this exhibition for our public to learn that the Second World War indeed started in July 1937." said Stephane Grimaldi, general director of the Caen Memorial, during the exhibition's inauguration ceremony.

卡昂纪念馆馆长史蒂芬·格里马尔迪在开幕典礼上表示：“我们对本次关于1937年7月开始的二战的相关展览表示欢迎。”

"History does not change. History is not forgotten. It sheds light on the future. We meet here today, not to perpetuate the hatred, but to enable our future generations to live in peace," said Chinese Ambassador to France Zhai Jun.

中国驻法国大使翟隽表示：“历史不会改变。历史不应被忘却。它揭示了未来。我们今天在这里会聚，不是为了延续仇恨，而是让我们的子孙和平相处。”