Celebrity Makeup Box Changed into Donation Box: Memories of the Anti-Japanese War of Chongqing Bombing

During the Anti-Japanese War, an American journalist living in Chongqing looked at Chongqing people like this: "From 193 1 to 194 1, the pulse of Chongqing in wartime was beating with the strength of the whole nation." The reporter's name is Bai Xiude, and this sentence comes from his book Thunder in China.

About 70 years later, a China media person commented on Chongqing when interviewing the history of the Anti-Japanese War: "Chongqing people are particularly remarkable ... Chongqing can't destroy this nation unless it is bombed." This man is Cui Yongyuan. This is what he said when he filmed the documentary My Anti-Japanese War.

Yes, the Anti-Japanese War united the whole Chinese nation into a rope. Chongqing and Chongqing people are the knots that make the rope never fall apart. Now, let's take a look at the anti-Japanese war stories of ordinary Chongqing citizens.

Three Gorges Museum Reopens Anti-Japanese War Exhibition Hall

The exhibition hall has been renovated with five exhibition areas: wartime capital, United front stage, Oriental fortress, unyielding city and victorious city. Through more than 300 cultural relics and hundreds of old photos, the history of Chongqing's anti-Japanese war was told to the public, many of which were first made public.

You need a pass to enter the bomb shelter.

During the "big bombing", you need a "pass" to escape from the bomb shelter. In this exhibition, the "shelter pass" used by Wang Anna appeared for the first time. She is a famous anti-fascist woman warrior from Germany.

Wang Anna is the first foreign woman who won the title of * * * of China people. Huang He, the administrative assistant of the Research Department of the Three Gorges Museum, said that during his stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he helped Soong Ching Ling and Deng Congnan to transport arms to Chongqing. And she used her German identity many times to cover China soldiers fleeing from the enemy's "jaws".

The "air raid shelter pass" in the showcase is well preserved, with Wang Anna's photo, identity, date and other information on it.

At that time, there were various documents for entering and leaving the bomb shelter, including bills, badges, armbands and documents for entering and leaving the bomb shelter.

Why did you use a "pass" to enter the bomb shelter at that time? The Yellow River said that this is to let the citizens avoid the bombing in a more orderly manner. However, in Wang Anna, the specifications of the pass are relatively high, and it is assigned to people with specific identities.

Chongqing bombing album

From 1940 to 1943, it is a period of cooperation between countries. Cheng Mo, a famous news documentary photographer, is the liaison officer of the Eighth Route Army Chongqing Office, the photographer of China Film Studio, and the photography consultant of the air raid rescue committee of Chongqing Xu Wei Command. This exhibition shows for the first time Cheng Mo's intensive photography of "Chongqing Bombing" in 194 1 year.

The Yellow River said that this photo album was taken by Cheng Mo at the age of 25. We can see that many photos of this hardcover album bound by old-fashioned string method have been yellowed, but they are basically well preserved. The time and place of shooting, as well as the targets and objects bombed by Japanese planes, are marked in fine print with a brush. These precious photos have become powerful evidence to expose Japan's invasion of China.

"Special box for victory in the Anti-Japanese War"

In this exhibition, there is a "special box for victory in the Anti-Japanese War", which was publicly exhibited for the first time. Yellow River said it was a cosmetic box. Judging from the texture of the cosmetic box, it should have been used by a celebrity in Chongqing at that time.

"This donation box can be said to be the best portrayal of Chongqing people's resistance to Japan." The Yellow River said that even in the worst period of Chongqing bombing, Chongqing people did not flinch at all.

At that time, there were many fund-raising activities in Chongqing, and rich and powerful people were doing their best to support the war of resistance. In March, 1939, China Air Force Publishing House launched a charity sale to buy charity planes and enrich national defense. In that month, all walks of life in Chongqing donated 6.5438+0.7 million yuan.

Following 1940, Chongqing also launched a donation activity, such as increasing the number of dramatists, journalists and middle school students.

1940, during the National Spring Festival Labor Movement, Chongqing citizens enthusiastically donated more than 600,000 yuan and a large number of gifts. Other provinces and cities only donated more than 200,000 yuan, and Chongqing accounted for 75% of the country. ...

The Yellow River said that houses in Chongqing were all made of wood at that time. After the Japanese began bombing, many houses in main streets were burned to ashes. Soon, the people of Chongqing mastered the skill of using the big cave between the cliffs and stones in the city to prevent air strikes.

Many factories work more than 10 hours a day to produce materials urgently needed in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. There are enemy planes hovering in the sky and underground factories are still producing. The factory building was bombed and temporary factories were built in caves and tunnels.