Chinese delegation brings memories of WWII POW camp to U.S.
www.chinaview.cn 2008-02-12 00:05:12 Print
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese delegation is bringing the memories and stories of former World War II Prisoner of War (POW) camps in China to the United States between Feb. 3-14,delegation sources told Xinhua on Monday.
The delegation of Shenyang Civilian Sino-American Cultural Exchange Association (SCSACEA) is on an exhibition tour in the United States at the invitation of U.S. WWII researchers and historians, Chia Ting Chen, a local associate of the SCSACEA, told Xinhua via email.
The exhibition, which includes POW camp models and POW drawings, is making stops in San Francisco, Washington DC, New York and the Washington State.
One of the exhibitions was held last Sunday in a community center near Washington.
Much of the exhibition highlighted the stories of the former Allied Mukden POW Camp in Shenyang, China, where the Japanese military had detained more than 2,000 POWs from the United States, Britain, the Netherlands and Australia between November 1942 and August 1945.
Last year, the Chinese government announced that it would renovate the former camp and turn it into a museum. According to the 54-million-yuan (6.9 million U.S. dollar) renovation plan, the museum will cover an area of 12,900 square meters.
www.chinaview.cn 2008-02-12 00:05:12 Print
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese delegation is bringing the memories and stories of former World War II Prisoner of War (POW) camps in China to the United States between Feb. 3-14,delegation sources told Xinhua on Monday.
The delegation of Shenyang Civilian Sino-American Cultural Exchange Association (SCSACEA) is on an exhibition tour in the United States at the invitation of U.S. WWII researchers and historians, Chia Ting Chen, a local associate of the SCSACEA, told Xinhua via email.
The exhibition, which includes POW camp models and POW drawings, is making stops in San Francisco, Washington DC, New York and the Washington State.
One of the exhibitions was held last Sunday in a community center near Washington.
Much of the exhibition highlighted the stories of the former Allied Mukden POW Camp in Shenyang, China, where the Japanese military had detained more than 2,000 POWs from the United States, Britain, the Netherlands and Australia between November 1942 and August 1945.
Last year, the Chinese government announced that it would renovate the former camp and turn it into a museum. According to the 54-million-yuan (6.9 million U.S. dollar) renovation plan, the museum will cover an area of 12,900 square meters.
