Yesterday, the news conference of "Expansion Construction and Display Work of the Memorial Hall of Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders" was held in Nanjing.

On August 15th in 1985, the Memorial Hall of Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders was opened to the public. The expansion project started on Dec.13th in 2005. As informed, the total area of the new hall is three times as big as the former one, hence reaching nearly 25,000 square meters. The exhibition area is 9,000 square meters. The new hall will exhibit over 3,500 pictures, 3,300 cultural relics, 130 videos and 13 recovered scenes.

Tomorrow, a mourning ceremony of the 70th anniversary of Nanjing Massacre will be held at the new hall. After the ceremony, this new hall will be opened to the public free of charge.