At 9: 56 am, Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders stepped into the meeting place and stood in front of the mass phalanx. China People's Liberation Army Armed Forces 18 ceremonial soldiers walked into both sides of the public altar and stood with guns.
10 sharp, the public sacrifice ceremony began. The military orchestra played March of the Volunteers, and the audience sang the national anthem of the people of China. Loud songs resounded through the sky. After the nation sang, the audience observed a moment of silence for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. An air defense alarm was sounded at the public sacrifice site. At the same time, the alarm sounded throughout Nanjing, and the sirens of cars, trains and ships sounded in unison.
The silence lasted for a minute. The military orchestra played a low requiem, and 16 the ceremonial soldiers raised eight huge wreaths and slowly walked up to the altar and placed them in front of the "disaster wall". 77 teenagers in Nanjing read the declaration of peace affectionately.
Subsequently, Xi Jinping, together with the representatives of the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and the Young Pioneers, slowly walked onto the public sacrifice platform to unveil the national public sacrifice tripod.
After the public sacrifice ceremony, Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders and representatives from all walks of life walked into the exhibition hall of the memorial hall to visit the historical exhibition of the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese invaders. Xi Jinping and others watched carefully, while Xi Jinping stopped from time to time to learn more about the Nanjing Defence War, the Japanese Nanjing Massacre, the trial of Japanese war criminals, the historical witness of the Nanjing Massacre, and other exhibition areas.
At the end of the visit, Xi Jinping and Zhang Dejiang signed the autograph book. Later, Xi Jinping and others cordially met with the representatives of the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and the survivors of the victims who attended the ceremony.