The plan of how to repair and build Rabe's former residence, which has been widely concerned by the society for many years, has finally been settled. On February 6th, 2005, Nanjing University, German Consulate General in Shanghai, Siemens (China) Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Bos Household Appliances Sales Company held a signing ceremony. Three German companies donated 2.25 million yuan to build a memorial hall for Rabe and the International Security Zone, and to establish the Rabe International Research and Exchange Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution. The memorial hall will be established in August next year.
"We are gathered here today to commemorate a person. He is not a soldier, but he stepped forward at a critical moment to help the poor and weak; He is not a politician, but he shuttles between governments and saves thousands of lives. He is the messenger of conscience, the warrior of justice, the embodiment of courage, and a shining example of humanity and fraternity. " Yesterday, the host's deep and powerful opening remarks at the signing ceremony shocked everyone's heart. -Modern Express
Shuk: At the moment of writing this comment, there was a worrying alarm outside the window, which is the voice that Nanjing people must listen to every year from 65438 to 65438 in February to March. Every year on this day, we have to listen to this voice, to commemorate the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre, and to protect the immortal ambition of that country separated by water. However, this voice will remind us of another German warrior that Nanjing people and even China people can't forget, that is, Mr. Rabe who tried his best to help the suffering people of China and left a thick copy of Rabe's Diary. Mr. Rabe's former residence is atNo. Xiaofenqiao 1 on the Pearl River not far from Xinjiekou. For a long time, it has been quietly hiding in an apartment of Nanjing University, quietly watching the changes of the city of Nanjing. No one seems to care about Nanjing, a place that has accepted thousands of refugees. Even for a while, some people tried to demolish such a place because it seemed to block the road of urban expansion. As a result, some media finally couldn't help but speak and brought Xiaofenqiao No.1 back to people's sight. I wonder why no one has paid attention to the fate of this small building for so many years. The civilization of a city is inseparable from its history. People who ignore history are sad! The former residence of Rabe is by no means a small house. Its humanistic value, historical value and patriotic education value cannot be calculated by money. We should have listed it as one of the important organs of this city long ago and maintained it. Why didn't we think of building it until the Germans came to invest today? Today, however, we are still happy for the opening of this memorial hall. But I want to remind Nanjing people that there is still a website for comfort women in Li Ji Lane that is rotten, and no one cares about it! Do we have to wait until the Japanese come to invest?