On September 18, 1931, with the roar of artillery, the Japanese invaders blew up the South Manchuria Railway and exploded the city of Shenyang. For a time, the enemy invaders were raging and the mountains and rivers were broken. This day became the historical starting point of the Chinese people's 14-year arduous anti-Japanese war.
html Today, 086 years later, it’s September 18th again. The sharp air-raid sirens resounded throughout Northeast my country, once again warning the people: Never forget the national humiliation and revitalize China.
Looking at the present, in the vast land of China, the modern Shenyang of today was full of scars at that time.
▲On September 18, 1931, the Japanese army deliberately created the scene of the Wicker Lake Incident, which was the beginning of the "September 18th Incident". The Kwantung Army attacked Beidaying, Shenyang, where the Chinese army was stationed, and the "September 18th Incident" broke out.
▲In the early morning of September 19, 1931, the Japanese army attacked the Chinese army at the outer gate of Shenyang.
▲In the early morning of September 19, 1931, the Japanese army bombarded Beida Camp, the headquarters of the Northeastern Army. Three hours later, prepared Japanese infantrymen rushed into Beida Camp.
▲On September 20, 1931, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued the "Declaration of the Communist Party of my country on the Rape and Occupation of the Three Northeastern Provinces for Japanese Imperialism."
▲On September 24, Shanghai students went to Beijing to petition and the student movement demanding anti-Japanese resistance quickly became popular in Nanjing.
▲On September 28, 1931, students in Nanjing and Shanghai held a demonstration in front of the Nanjing National Government, demanding that the Kuomintang send troops to resist Japan.
Located in the square in front of the "September 18th" History Museum near Liutiao Lake in Shenyang, there stands an 18-meter-high Residual Calendar Monument. The stone-engraved calendar page is permanently fixed on September 18, 1931.
This is a day that our people should remember forever. A "war that happened overnight" brought the humiliation of loss to a great country with thousands of years of glorious history; at the same time, it also witnessed the angrily awakening of the Chinese people who did not want to be slaves to the country's subjugation and fought back bravely.
▲The remnant monument on the square in front of the "September 18th" History Museum (comparison of old and new photos)
However, across the strait in Taiwan, the memory of the anti-Japanese war back then is already blurry.
On the 86th anniversary of the September 18th Incident, commemorative ceremonies including sirens and other commemorative ceremonies were held across the mainland to tell the mainland people to "not forget the national humiliation." The Taiwan authorities have not held any commemorative ceremonies. Not only has historical education been lost in books, but also in daily life, it has gradually been affected by "de-Sinicization", erasing all memories of the mainland bit by bit.
▲ A dialogue in the movie " Seediq Bale ", in another twenty years, the next generation of the clan will all become Japanese
Don't think that this is what Green Camp calls "diversity" and "de-authoritarianism" As a result, if you look at the reconstruction of shrines in various parts of Taiwan and the flattering remarks made by some politicians who went to Japan to send money, you will know that on the surface they say they want "diversity", but in fact they want to dilute the Chinese identity of Taiwanese people and replace it with a single Charming thoughts. On the surface, it talks about "de-authoritarianism", but in fact it means to restore the old colonial authoritarianism.
This is not alarmist - According to Taiwan media reports, the Martyrs' Shrine in Taoyuan City was originally the "Taoyuan Shrine" and is the best-preserved Japanese-style shrine building in Taiwan. The city government should build a joint structure between the "Martyrs' Shrine" and the "Taoyuan Shrine" Restore this "historical monument"; Coincidentally, the Taichung City, which is also "ruling" in the green camp, has put the reconstruction of the "Taichung Shrine Torii" on the agenda.
▲Taichung Mayor Lin Jialong took a group photo with the Japanese House of Representatives, file picture
Regarding the Taichung City Government’s plan to rebuild the torii gate of the Taichung Shrine under the guise of “cultural protection”, Kuomintang City Councilor Su Boxing said that when Japan built shrines in Taiwan, it was A symbol of colonial rule, he also criticized the mayor of Taichung for being so Japanese-advocating, which made the Lin clan very angry. He should change his name to "Tanzhong Jialong".
▲ Okinawa, Japan, built a "Taiwan Tower" for "Taiwanese Japanese soldiers". Tsai Ing-wen actually signed the tower as the leader of the Taiwan authorities. "Taiwan independence" politicians such as Lin Changzuo also rushed to the scene to "call on the souls."
Associate Professor Lin Jinyuan of Tamkang University in Taiwan pointed out in an interview that in the early years of Japan's occupation of Taiwan, at least one percent of Taiwan's population was killed. The first shrine Japan established in Taiwan was to commemorate Prince Kitashirakawa Nohisa, who led the invasion of Taiwan and died in the final battle. In the 50 years since they occupied Taiwan, the Japanese have built a total of 68 shrines and turned them into local enlightenment centers to strengthen the imperial people's spirit of loyalty to Japan. Other analysts pointed out that some politicians in Taiwan are restoring shrine buildings in the name of "protecting multiculturalism". They are actually trying to change the past situation where Chinese culture was dominant on the island. This is essentially a form of "de-Sinicization". .
▲ During his visit to Japan, Su Jiaquan, the head of Taiwan's legislative body, was criticized for his remarks that "Taiwan-Japan relations are like husband and wife. Taiwan cries and Japan cries, Taiwan laughs and Japan laughs."
The alarm bell is ringing, and we must not forget the national humiliation. If we are not alert and aware of this drama of a civet cat replacing a prince, historical events such as the cutting off of Taiwan during the Sino-Japanese War and the invasion of the three eastern provinces on September 18th may happen again.
From the so-called "concentric circle" historical view during the Lee Teng-hui period to Pan Wenzhong, the first "Minister of Education" appointed by Tsai Ing-wen on "5.20" and the standard-bearer of "cultural Taiwan independence", the DPP has been "de-Sinicizing" in recent years. "There has been no stopping on the road.
▲ The movie "City of Sadness" Taiwanese intellectuals in the early days of the liberation longed to imitate everything about the motherland. During this period, Hou Hsiao-hsien specially arranged for them to sing along with the Exile Trilogy.
When the Kuomintang came to Taiwan, the Taiwanese people were really crowded to welcome them. Moreover, when history was taught in middle schools on the island, they taught history from Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wenwu and Zhougong all the way to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. However, when Chen Shui-bian arrived, he began to cut the "National History" into two halves, one called "Taiwan History" and the other "Chinese History" puts the two on opposite sides. The DPP cuts off the history that is connected to its own blood, but wants to make a flattering connection with the regime that once oppressed it in another land. From a cultural perspective, this is full of huge contradictions and quite sad.
