# Nanjing Massacre
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Last Witnesses Fade: The Death of a Nanjing Massacre Survivor and What It Means for Memory
Guan Shunhua, a survivor of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, died at 101 on 18 March 2026, leaving just 21 registered survivors. Her testimony—of beheadings, hiding from bayonets and starvation—underscores the urgency of preserving eyewitness accounts even as living memory fades and the politics of historical narrative intensify.
Munich Youth Library Adds Chinese Children’s Book on Nanjing Massacre as Part of Cultural Memory Exchange
Munich’s International Youth Library has added Paper Doll, a Chinese children's book about the Nanjing Massacre, to its collection after a reading event co-hosted with China’s consulate. The move underscores cross‑border cultural exchange on wartime memory and reflects Germany’s longstanding emphasis on using education to confront atrocity and promote peace.