John Rabe Memorial Hall of Nanjing University selected as the landmark network of “The City Of Literature In The World”

Recently, John Rabe Memorial Hall of Nanjing University was officially listed on  "The City Of Literature In The World" and became the first batch of selected "Landmarks in the Cultural Capital" of Nanjing.

The "City of Literature " is a plan for the construction of urban space and the promotion of cultural exchanges under the framework of the UNESCO "Creative City Network".

Under the organization and guidance of the Nanjing "City of Literary " Construction Steering Committee, through new construction, listing, and the combination of virtual and real, the image and influence of Nanjing's literary capital in the world is promoted, and international cultural exchanges between cities related literature are promoted. This Create industry development with cultural innovation  and the urban literary atmosphere, so that citizens can truly experience the beauty of urban literature.

In 2017, Nanjing was the first city in China to bid for the “City of Literature ” .

October 31, 2019, after years of preparation and fierce competition,UNESCO officially announced that Nanjing has been listed as the "City of Literature ", becoming  Chinese first and only city to receive this title.

No.1 Xiaofenqiao, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing was where Mr. John Rabe (1882-1950), representative of the German Siemens China Co. in Nanjing, resided from 1932 to 1938. Since Nanjing fell into the hands of the Japanese troops, this house became one of the 25 refugee camps in the Nanjng Safety Zone. Of the 250,000 refugees who flooded into the Zone to seek shelter, over 600 had been protected by this single house from Japanese persecution. Witnessing the atrocities around him, Mr. Rabe reported them in his daily writings which later became known as “Diaries of John Rabe.”Diaries of John Rabe is currently published in Chinese, German, English, and Japanese. It is a bloody and tearful accusation of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese invaders and a favorable testimony to the serious crimes committed by the Japanese militarists.

On October 31, 2006, John Rabe and International Safety Zone Memorial Hall of Nanjing University was officially opened to the public. JRMH has a total area of 1,628 square meters, divided into 6 exhibition areas, displaying more than 300 historical pictures. The establishment of JRMH is to record this historical disaster, remember the painful lessons, cherish the memory of John Rabe and other members of the International Security Zone, promote humanitarianism worldwide, inspire people’s love and dedication, and call for human peace and stop War crimes are of inestimable significance.

Entering the John Rabe Memorial Hall of Nanjing University, you will knock on the door and come to a multi-dimensional historical space, listen to John Rabe’s story, and open a dialogue with the world's literary capital... whether it is a grass or a thing in the courtyard , Or the exhibition hall display, or the John Rabe sculpture, will accompany you on the "journey of peace".