Zhou Fenying's deeds

9 1 year-old public comfort women's identity

Jiang Weixun's mother, Zhou Fenying, revealed her identity as a "comfort woman" four years ago. "Today's newspaper published the news of the death of the only living' comfort women' witness in Nanjing. What a pity! " At 9 o'clock in the morning of April 26, 2007, the postman in Baipu Town, Rugao City gave Jiang Weixun a copy of the Yangtze Evening News of that day. "Xuner, who died?" Zhou Fenying, sitting at the door of her house, asked her son. Zhou Fenying is 9 1 year-old, with gray hair tied in a bundle. Because of blindness and "dull pain", the old man has good hearing, strong memory, clear thinking and clear speech, although his steps are small. There are five people in Zhou Fenying's family for four generations. She lives with her son, grandson, granddaughter and great-granddaughter. Zhou Fenying's family is hardworking and simple, living in harmony with their neighbors, and has been living a poor and thrifty life. Jiang Weixun quickly opened the newspaper, and a report entitled "The Death of the Witness of Comfort Women Living" came into view. "Mom, a comfort woman named Lei left in Nanjing. She accused the Japanese army of atrocities during her lifetime and won social respect and support. " Jiang Weixun answered neatly. Jiang Weixun, 66, lost his left eye in an accident more than 20 years ago. He is known for his filial piety to his mother. "Come on, tell mom!" Zhou Fenying was lying on his back, his eyes closed and he looked impatient. Zhou Fenying has suffered all her life. After several years of sacrifice, the ex-husband married the ex-husband. It was not until the age of 28 that she gave birth to her only son, Jiang Weixun. Jiang Weixun's father died young, and he was brought up by a strong widowed mother. Holding a newspaper in his hand, Jiang Weixun read word for word: "Lei Guiying, the only victim in Nanjing who publicly admitted that he was a' comfort woman', died in Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine at 3 pm yesterday 12 three days after being admitted to the hospital because of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, at the age of 79 ... There are fewer and fewer' comfort women' alive, and Lei himself is the ironclad evidence of accusing the Japanese army of atrocities. In the face of past humiliation, Lei bravely stood up to testify against Japanese atrocities and won the respect and support of the whole society ... Lei's death also means the disappearance of the only living witness of Nanjing's "comfort women". It is reported that there are still some elderly people in Nanjing and other areas who used to have the experience of' comfort women', but they are unwilling to reveal their identity when they are investigated by experts ... Lei Guiying's brave behavior of testifying before his death also constitutes a part of China and Japan facing up to history and learning from history ... "Listen, Zhou Fenying shed muddy tears in the" spring eyes "that are on the verge of exhaustion. Her mouth trembled, her nose twitched and she burst into tears rudely. "Mom, what's the matter with you?" In doubt, Jiang Weixun quickly took his mother to bed and poured a bowl of water. After about half an hour, my mother calmed down a little. She blushed and said, "Xuner, your mother is also a comfort woman ..." "Are you a comfort woman?" Jiang Weixun was stunned at first, but he quickly controlled his emotions and kept comforting his mother: "Mom, you suffered, it's not your fault, it's the devil's beast ..." While speaking, both mother and son burst into tears. "On April 27th, the Japanese Supreme Court made a final judgment on two lawsuits filed by China laborers and' comfort women'. In these two lawsuits, there were 198 plaintiffs and victims' families from China, and they demanded compensation of about 1 900 million yen (1USD1/8 yen) from the Japanese government. For these two lawsuits, the first and second judgments of Tokyo District Court and High Court rejected the plaintiff's claim for China on the grounds of insufficient evidence. The Supreme Court of Japan still ruled that the plaintiff lost the case. " On April 29th, after hearing the news from the rural cable radio, Zhou Fenying knocked on the crutch: "Xuner, I am a living witness of' comfort women', so you go behind my back to testify!" "Mom, our whole family supports you!" Jiang Weixun admired his mother's righteous act. At the beginning of May, entrusted by his mother, he disclosed his mother's status as a "comfort woman" to Rugao Judicial Bureau, Rugao Women's Federation, Nanjing Massacre History Research Association and Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences, hoping that relevant experts would come to investigate and verify and provide legal help. "Martyr Zhou Fenying is a" comfort woman "! "The news spread all over the village like wings. Calm villagers said that Mrs. Zhou's misfortune was sympathetic. She is the victim and witness of a page of weeping in the history of the whole Chinese nation. The courage of the old man to face the past and expose the truth is admirable. We support her!

Preserve history

The explosive news that Zhou Fen Ying bravely disclosed her identity as a "comfort woman" flashed across the historical sky like lightning, which aroused widespread concern in society, and Zhou Fenying was respected and widely praised by people. Many netizens commented on Zhou Fenying's behavior and expounded their own views-moved by the courage of the old man, saddened by China's suffering, and angry by the Japanese attitude towards historical issues. -Pay tribute to the courage of the old man Zhou Fenying and his family! We need to keep more precious historical materials and refute the shamelessness of Japanese right-wingers to the world. I bow with sour nose to pay tribute to the great Chinese mother Zhou Fen Ying! Can I do something for the elderly? Is there a place to donate money? I want to do my part to save my great mother. This is a shame that our nation and country can never forget! Remember this shame, not only who gave it, but also why we suffered this shame, because we used to be weak! Only the strong can stand proudly forever. -Pay tribute to the great China women and the great and brave Chinese mother. Only by building our motherland and strengthening our country can we avoid the recurrence of historical tragedies. On the afternoon of May 8, 2007, Sun, a researcher at the Institute of History of Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences and vice president of the Nanjing Massacre History Research Association, rushed to Zhou Fenying's home to investigate and verify, and said that there was overwhelming evidence that the Japanese army had set up a "comfort station" in Baipu Town, and Zhou Fenying was a victim of the "comfort women" system, which cannot be denied. He expressed great admiration for the old man who bravely stood up and exposed that period of history. He entrusted Zhou's family to take good care of the elderly in their later years. After Lei's death, the old man became the only living witness of Jiangsu's public "comfort women" status, and he was in awe of the old man Zhou Fenying. He said: "The existence of Zhou Fenying has preserved a period of history and left a living teaching material for future generations. At the same time, it is also a loud and powerful counterattack against Japanese right-wingers who deny history. " Wu Xianbin, director of Nanjing Folk Anti-Japanese War Historical Materials Exhibition Hall who came with Sun to inspect and certify, took out a condom left by the Japanese army in his collection and asked the old man Zhou Fenying if he had seen it. After touching it, Zhou Fenying said affirmatively, "This is what I used in those years, and I have to use it every time I am bullied." Wu Xianbin said: "Aunt Zhou's status as a' comfort woman' has been confirmed, and there is no doubt about the atrocities committed by the Japanese army against her that year." Wu Xianbin also pointed out that at that time, there were detailed regulations for soldiers to vent their animal desires in "comfort stations", one of which was that condoms must be used to prevent infectious diseases. If someone doesn't use it, they will be severely punished after being found.

On the morning of May 9, a hospital in Nantong, Jiangsu sent a special car to send the old man Zhou Fenying to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. Wan Yixin, chairman of the hospital and deputy to the National People's Congress, was deeply moved by Zhou Fenying's brave behavior and expressed admiration for the old man's act of coming forward to testify against Japanese atrocities. He thinks that such a living witness should be well protected and his illness should be well treated. Wang Mingming, the chief physician of obstetrics and gynecology in the hospital, accompanied the elderly to various departments for examination. Experts confirmed that Zhou Fenying's eyes have no hope of seeing again; There is a tumor as big as a steamed stuffed bun in the pelvic cavity, which oppresses the bladder, causing the elderly to have bloating all the year round and have difficulty urinating. Fortunately, the tumor is benign. In addition, vaginitis in the elderly is more serious, which often makes the elderly feel "dull pain" in the lower body. The hospital has formulated a more detailed treatment plan for the elderly. On the afternoon of May 10, a group of provincial capital guests came to Zhou Fenying's house. They are Zhu Chengshan, vice-president of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Historical Society of China, vice-president of the Nanjing Massacre Survivors Assistance Association and director of the memorial hall for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese invaders. When curator Zhu sent condolences and solatium to Zhou Fenying, he also made an exception and presented Zhou Fenying with the Nanjing Massacre Survivor Certificate, which was originally only issued to Nanjing citizens. Therefore, Zhou Fenying became the "first case" of foreign survivors and received lifelong assistance from the Nanjing Massacre Survivors Assistance Association. Curator Zhu held the hand of the old man Zhou Fenying and said, "Madam, the provincial leaders are very concerned about you, and the provincial historians have a great response. You are amazing! " If you get this certificate, you will receive a certain amount of funding every month, and the association will also provide funding for future medical expenses. "On May 1 1, according to Zhou Fenying's application, four notaries of Rugao Notary Office, Qian Junhua and Zhu Hua, photographer Cai Jiahua of Yangzi Evening News and reporter Miao Liyan came to Zhou Fenying's home to preserve the evidence of Zhou Fenying's status as a' comfort woman' and her statement that the Japanese invaders set up a' comfort station' in Baipu Town, Rugao City, Jiangsu Province. Notary made notarial certificate and conversation transcript, recorded the whole process and made two CDs. After confirming that the transcript of the conversation was correct, Zhou Fenying solemnly pressed the fingerprint. Zhou Fenying's misfortune touched people's hearts. In just a few months, all walks of life have lent a helping hand, and the warm current of love has moistened her heart. Jilin Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Rugao Justice Bureau, Rugao Women's Federation, Rugao Baipu Town Red Cross Society and Rugao Baipu Town Puxi Primary School gave high praise to the elderly while donating money. In mid-August, when Jiang Weixun received money from 200 yuan from a woman named Yang Lihua, he couldn't calm down. Yes, a Beijinger born in the capital of the motherland can remit his hard-earned money to ordinary peasant families thousands of miles away. How can he not be excited? He immediately grabbed a bald pen, wrote an oblique reply and condensed it into one sentence: "Thank you! Thank you. Thank you to all the good people who care about us. I wish good people a safe life! I will take good care of my mother! "

Difficulties in obtaining evidence

The care and care from all walks of life have given Zhou Fenying the greatest comfort in his life. However, the physical injury and mental trauma brought by the Japanese army can never be erased. "Devil spoil me, just forget it? Is there a logical place? At least apologize to me! " In the last few days of May 2007, Zhou Fenying kept nagging about this topic. The mother's misfortune stung Jiang Weixun's heart. During that time, he felt like a stone in his heart and couldn't swallow this tone. After consulting Rugao Municipal Bureau of Justice, Jiang Weixun learned that according to the principle of "whoever advocates gives evidence" commonly used in international law, he can collect relevant evidence, entrust a lawyer to sue the Japanese government, and ask the aggressor to apologize and compensate for the losses. One sultry night, Jiang Weixun accompanied his mother to enjoy the cool in front of their house, and the mother and son whispered to each other. "Xun son, words have been said. What shall we do in the future? " The mother asked her son tentatively. "Mom, you don't know your son's temper. You would rather bend than bend! " Jiang Weixun answered. "Don't you dare, I didn't raise you for nothing, then sue the devil!" Zhou Fenying looked a little excited. "Mom, I support you!" Jiang Weixun held his mother's hand and said, "As long as you can hold on, I will take evidence behind your back and take you to court!" /kloc-In the early morning of June, 2002, Jiang Weixun rode his mother on the rented human tricycles, and the mother and son embarked on a difficult road of obtaining evidence. "Xuner, you go to the town first to find the' Zhongxing Hotel' in those days, which was the place where the devils did evil!" Led by their mother, they came to Baipu Town for the first time. Cheng Laoqian, a 79-year-old man who has been to the "comfort station" in those years, lives in Group 3 1 in Puxi Village. Under his leadership, Jiang Weixun carried his mother across the narrow old street and stopped at a blue brick courtyard wall. Cheng Laohan pointed to the resident whose house number was "1 Shijiaxiang" and said, "This place is the original Zhongxing Hotel. The Japanese set up a comfort station here that year, and later demolished and built the current house. " Knowing that Zhou Fenying and his son were looking for the former site of the "comfort station", Xu, an 87-year-old grandmother living nearby, testified: "I just turned 17 years old when the Japanese invaded Baipu. My home is close to the' comfort station', and my parents hide me at home. I dare not step out of the threshold and survive being discovered by the devil. " Old man Deng recalled that when the Japanese army was rampant in Baipu, he was still young and threatened by the devil. He and his family sent straw to the "comfort station" to cook for the devil to keep warm. He saw that there were more than a dozen rooms in the "comfort station", and each room had a big wooden bed ... Jiang Weixun wrote down the testimony of witnesses one by one and asked the witnesses to press their fingerprints on the testimony. When my mother was captured by the Japanese army, some local people may have seen it, and there may be witnesses alive. It is important to find this witness testimony material. After discussing with his mother, Jiang Weixun decided to look for witnesses at that time in the local area. However, things have changed and it is extremely difficult to obtain evidence. "Mom, get on the bus, there will always be hope!" Jiang Weixun carried his mother into the car, and the car bumped on the narrow path. Mother and son have been running in the streets of Baipu town for more than 10 days, but there is still no news. Just when the mother and son were at a loss, one day, Jiang Weixun caught a glimpse of a farmer selling bean products peddling along the street on a tricycle with a small horn on his back, which attracted many people to watch. He had a brainwave, so he might as well try. The next day, he took his mother with him and carried a megaphone. In the megaphone, over and over again, "Looking for the witness of the' comfort women' captured by the Japanese army 69 years ago-looking for you" was played. It's really "iron shoes are nowhere to be found, as easy as blowing off dust." Mother and son soon found 82-year-old Yan Jinchun near Baipu Town. Yan Laodao: "I used to be a neighbor of Sister Zhou. I saw the devil take Sister Zhou and her sister-in-law away with my own eyes ... "So Yan Jinchun dictated, and Jiang Weixun arranged the witness testimony of a witness on the spot.

On July 2, Jiang Weixun took his mother to Rugao Party History Office to collect evidence. When Li Yaping, the chief of the Party History Department of Dangshiban and a scholar of civil history, witnessed Jiang Weixun carrying his mother across the stone steps into the yard, he quickly stepped forward to help the old man into the office. After consulting historical records, Li Yaping confirmed that "Rugao fell on1March 9, 938, when Japanese defenders were entrenched in Baipu Town. The old man Zhou Fenying recalled that the time when she and her sister-in-law were treated as' comfort women' was1March 23, 938, which was consistent." In addition, Li Yaping also provided them with some evidence that the Japanese army set up a "comfort station" in Baipu Town. Mother and son thanked each other again and again.

July 7th, 2007 is the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. On this special day, Wei Shaolan, an old man who had the same "comfort women" experience in Zhou Fen and Guilin, Guangxi, was taken to Nanjing by the news media. It was raining in Nanjing that day, and the car was on the way to Tangshan. After getting off the bus, Jiang Weixun carried his mother on his back. With the help of his son, Wei Shaolan crossed the mountain road full of stagnant water and walked up more than ten steps, placing a bunch of flowers in front of the tomb of Lei, a "comfort woman" who died soon after. The two old people made a wish hand in hand: "Sister, rest in peace, and we will continue to fulfill your wish!" " Jiang Weixun choked up and assured Jiuquan's mother Lei: "Let the Japanese apologize to the victims, and the just struggle will never stop. "In Nanjing, Jiang Weixun and his mother inquired in detail about Wei Shaolan's victimization in that year. When Wei Shaolan confided in tears that the details of being photographed nude, plucking pubic hair and forced oral sex were basically the same as Zhou Fenying's experience, Jiang Weixun quickly pressed the recording button and obtained this rare evidence.

On the same day of July 7th, another oil painting, Wave upon Wave, was added to the China Comfort Women's Archive. In the picture, the old man Zhou Fenying sits in a chair with his back to the sky and a sad face, holding the portrait of Lei tightly in his hand. On the right side of the painting are two lines of small print: "Lei, the only living witness of Nanjing comfort women, died of illness at the end of April and was moved by it, so Zhou Fen Ying, a 90-year-old man from Rugao, bravely stood up ..." and other words. According to the person in charge of the archives, this is the work of the famous oil painter Liu Dahong, which is very meaningful. From June 5438 to February 2007, Cao Baoming, a famous writer in Jilin Province, wrote a book "Notes on Comfort Women Investigation" based on Zhou Fenying's dictation, which was published by Jilin Literature and History Publishing House. This book has 654.38 million words and 77 pictures. Zhou Fenying's accusation of blood and tears is shocking, and the inhuman atrocities of the Japanese army are outrageous. This book has become a rare warning reading to record the history of Japanese aggression against China. Zhou Fenying and her son spent 1 years running around and going through hardships, and collected dozens of evidence materials, many of which have formed a tight evidence chain. At the beginning of June 2008, Zhou Fenying and her son applied to China Comfort Women Research Center: 1. Entrusted chief lawyer Zhu Miaochun, legal adviser of China Comfort Women Research Center, to take over Zhou Fenying's claim against Japan; Second, legally authorize Zhou Fenying's descendants to appeal on behalf of the elderly in the future; 3. When the Japanese court is in session, entrusted by Zhou Fenying, Jiang Weixun can testify in court; 4. Submit relevant physical evidence, documentary evidence, witness testimony and evidence preservation materials to the entrusted lawyer. Unexpectedly, two months later, Zhou Fenying died of serious illness. Before she died, she took Jiang Weixun's hand and said, "I'm leaving. You must beg for an explanation for me. I will not be satisfied until I die. " Jiang Weixun cried her eyes out. He kept nodding: "Mom, don't worry, your son will get justice for you!" " "In the following days, Jiang Weixun traveled around and collected a lot of evidence materials ... 20 1 1 Just after the Spring Festival, Jiang Weixun received a letter from Professor Su Zhiliang, director of China Comfort Women Research Center. Professor Su said that he would go to Jiang Weixun's house with his lawyer in the near future to go through the relevant formalities, and then file a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court of Japan ... "That period of history was dark and painful, indicating that backwardness would be beaten. This is a historical lesson. Now, if more women in China who have been humiliated by' comfort women' come forward to expose that humiliating history, are they still afraid that the Japanese will deny history? "At the end of the interview, Jiang Weixun's grief and indignation were hard to suppress:" National humiliation and family feud are hard to eliminate, and this humiliation is hard to level. In order to get an explanation and comfort my mother in heaven, I will not hesitate to go to the Tokyo court with my lawyer. "

The "martyr's card" that often touched her late husband died at home.

Because of the humiliation of the Japanese army, Zhou Fenying left the root of abdominal distension-he often had to urinate, but he couldn't urinate after squatting for hours, and he was plagued by illness all his life. At dawn every day, when the family gets up to go to the toilet, most of the old people have already stayed in the toilet. Nantong Ruici Hospital immediately took Zhou Fenying to the hospital for a comprehensive examination after learning about his illness through this newspaper report. The doctor found a tumor the size of a steamed stuffed bun in the pelvic cavity of the old man, and there was effusion in the pelvic cavity, which oppressed the bladder. Later, experts diagnosed it as "advanced pelvic tumor" and decided to treat the elderly free of charge. However, due to the deterioration of the elderly's condition, the pain cannot be cured. Jiang Weixun, the son of the old man, told reporters with tears that they have been asking about the treatment of the old man in many ways, but it has no effect. Later, his illness became more and more serious. One or two months before his mother died, he was all skin and bones, and later he couldn't even eat any food. They can only live by drinking water every day. When the old mother is awake, she often takes out the Martyr's Certificate from her late husband Ni Jincheng and touches it silently. There seems to be endless memories. The old man died in his room at 9 am on July 6, leaving no last words.