主要观点总结
本文介绍了日本关东军第731防疫给水部队旧址展览馆重新开放，展览展示了大量关于该部队进行细菌战活动的证据。展览包括档案、历史材料、文物和出版物等近2100件物品。新展示的证据是对现有历史材料的补充，为深入研究二战期间日本的细菌战活动提供了宝贵的资源。展览还展示了日本医学界在战争中的作用以及日本军队遗弃的化学武器事件等。
关键观点总结
关键观点1: 日本关东军第731防疫给水部队旧址展览馆重新开放。
这个展览展示了大量关于日本关东军第731防疫给水部队在二战期间进行细菌战活动的证据。
关键观点2: 展览包括近2100件物品，包括档案、历史材料、文物和出版物。
这些物品提供了关于第731部队细菌战活动的详细证据。
关键观点3: 新展示的证据是对现有历史材料的补充。
这些证据为深入研究二战期间日本的细菌战活动提供了宝贵的资源。
关键观点4: 展览还展示了日本医学界在战争中的角色和日本军队遗弃的化学武器事件。
这些展示让人们更全面地了解这场战争及其后果。
关键观点5: 自去年冬天以来，该展览馆已吸引了超过350万游客。
这表明人们对这段历史和细菌战的研究非常感兴趣。
正文
The former site of the headquarters of Unit 731, a notorious Japanese germ-warfare unit during World War II (WWII), reopened to the public on Friday, featuring a special exhibition showcasing evidence of its germ-warfare activities.
Nearly 2,100 items, including archives, historical materials, relics and publications collected by the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in recent years, were unveiled at the exhibition, according to Zhang Yang, deputy director of the facility.
▲ Photo taken on Dec 12, 2024 shows the archives of germ-warfare activities conducted by the Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Photo/Xinhua
Zhang said that some of the newly displayed evidence serves as crucial supplements to existing historical materials and provides valuable resources for further research on Japanese germ warfare activities during WWII.According to Zhang, this exhibition has also put on display various medical journals published in Japan between the 1920s and the 1940s, totaling 347 volumes. Joint research by the exhibition hall and Heilongjiang International University has identified 42 medical papers authored by core members of Unit 731, including Shiro Ishii and Masaji Kitano.Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the exhibition hall, said that these wartime medical journals document numerous so-called "research achievements" published by Unit 731 members, involving bacterial and viral diseases such as anthrax and plague."This evidence highlights interactions and personnel exchanges between Japanese wartime medical universities, army hospitals and research institutions with Unit 731, exposing the role of Japan's medical community in supporting the war of aggression against China," Jin said.The exhibition also showcases litigation documents on incidents involving chemical weapons abandoned by the Japanese army in China, along with confessions from Japanese war criminals.In addition, 616 relics collected by the facility in recent years and donated by private owners, including military sabers, uniforms, medical equipment, bacterial bombs and Japanese military medals, are on display.Unit 731 was a top-secret biological and chemical warfare research base established in Harbin as the nerve center for Japanese biological warfare in China and Southeast Asia during WWII.At least 3,000 people were used for human experiments by Unit 731, and more than 300,000 people in China were killed by Japan's biological weapons.Since last winter, the exhibition hall has attracted over 3.5 million visitors.
