Chapter 27 Japan travel

The level of the Pacific Ocean is very calm and green. Looking down from the plane window, you can actually see the foam and ripples on the water surface. I have been away from Japan for three or four years. During the peaceful and exciting days of my motherland, I often think about the Japanese people who are fighting for peace and freedom in a difficult environment.This time, because the Chinese delegation that participated in the World Conference on the Prohibition of Atomic Bombs and Hydrogen Bombs was able to return to Japan to go to the world conference and condolences to the Japanese people who suffered from the atomic bomb disaster, my happy and excited mood is indescribable.

It was easy to see the green land on the sea.After a while, Haneda Airport came into view. The high bridge was full of welcome crowds, holding up welcome flags of various sizes, including dozens of five-star red flags, which were overseas Chinese who loved the motherland. , is with Japanese friends, waiting for us enthusiastically. We walked through the crowds applauding and cheering, and entered the lobby of the airport. Along the way, we caught a glimpse of many familiar and excited faces. Although it was just a hasty handshake and hug, we also inserted a very cordial "greetings".

We finally stood still, holding the "mountain" of bouquets in our arms, looking through the gap between the flowers at the representatives of the Japan Preparatory Committee for the World Conference to Ban the Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs who were giving welcome speeches.He said with a smile on his face: The Chinese delegation has finally arrived. This is a victory for the people. This victory can be said to be the greatest gift for this conference. Comrade Liu Ning delivered a speech.Then, we were surrounded and boarded the car, and in the twilight, we drove to Tokyo... For the next 18 days, we were immersed in the warm friendship of the Japanese people. They accompanied us, traveling, holding meetings, and visiting , visits, sightseeing... Our journey was from Tokyo to Nagasaki via Fukuoka, and participated in the Nagasaki Conference; from Nagasaki to Unzen Onsen, via Shimabara, Omuta, Fukuoka, to Osaka, and participated in the Kansai Conference; From Osaka to Kamakura via Yokohama, I participated in the Kamakura Conference.Finally back to Tokyo for the Tokyo Conference.After the meeting, he departed from Tokyo, went to Osaka, Iwakuni, and visited Hiroshima; he returned to Tokyo via Osaka from Hiroshima, and visited Hakone and other places in the middle.

In our frequent passing, whether it is the airport, station, or dock, it is always crowded with enthusiastic people, presenting flowers and gifts, asking us to talk and drink tea, even if we stay for half an hour, we also have to open a short tour. At the welcome party, they surrounded us arm in arm and sang songs like "No More Atomic Bombs" and "Tokyo-Beijing".Departing from Shimabara, in just a few hours of water journey, we and the see-offs on the pier threw countless colorful paper tapes at each other, and we couldn't let go of our relationship.On the Omuta pier, the small steamer of the greeters sailed a long way to meet us.In Omuta and Fukuoka, in front of our car, there are car guides broadcasting. Passers-by on the road and shop assistants at roadside shops all cheered for us. Even the small stations that stay for a long time, such as Kurume and Odawara, also have The masses who greeted, laid flowers, sang, held our hands from the window, and followed the train for a long way.

All this shows how much the Japanese people, who are struggling for peace in the face of hardships, value the friendship of the Chinese people, especially the support and assistance of the Chinese people on the front of the peace-defense front of the movement to ban atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs. , so that they were greatly comforted and encouraged.They know that the 600 million enthusiastic, courageous and peace-loving Chinese people who live across the sea from them are a powerful force for the defense of peace. The "World Conference for the Prohibition of Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs" in Nagasaki was the first conference we attended.It was a hot night. Looking under the lights, the audience was full of excited and silent crowds. In the right corner of the front row sat several men and women with scars on their faces, which were representatives of the victims of the atomic bomb.After the chairman, the mayor, and representatives from various countries had spoken, they also stood up to the stage to speak, and complained of their own painful and profound experiences in tones of grief and indignation.At this time, the crowd in the audience became agitated from the tragic memories. They had accumulated grievances for ten years, and today they heard the voice of accusation and condemnation. This kind of mood is sad and angry.The enthusiastic and sincere speeches of the representatives of various countries gave them new courage and hope, and made them realize that they are not lonely and suffering "civilians", but a detachment of the powerful team to defend world peace.Because of their profound and tragic experience, they will always bravely hold high the banner of peace.Singing the song "No More Atomic Bombs" and becoming a leading soldier in the powerful team of defending peace.

The beautiful city of Nagasaki with the mountains and the sea is across the water from Shanghai in my country.Friends in Nagasaki kindly told us that the residents of Nagasaki are very familiar with Shanghai when they mention it.Ten years ago, at 11:02 a.m. on March 9, in the hot and clear sky, two American B-29 bombers flew in from the northeast and dropped the second atomic bomb that exploded on Japan. Nagasaki, known as the beautiful ancient capital for 180 years, suddenly became a sea of ​​flames! Over the past ten years, the Japanese working people have been clearing, tidying up and building on the ruins, but they have not yet healed the deep scars.

We set off in the morning, and after visiting the victims of the atomic bomb, we went on a tour of the revived urban area: we boarded the high-rise building of the International Cultural Center (the "Atomic Bomb Museum") and looked around. The bombed central area has now been built into an international In the Peace Park, the "Peace Memorial Statue" can be seen from a distance under the sun. His eyes are slightly closed, his right arm is pointing to the sky, expressing his condemnation of the evil atomic bomb, and his left arm is stretched out in a gesture of promoting peace.This white-painted bronze male nude statue is 9.8 meters high and is the creation of sculptor Kitamura Saiwang.

The short trees and sparse grass in the park, and the dark green mountains in the sky, form a desolate contrast. After looking through the various photos and tables showing the destruction and injury of the atomic bomb displayed in the museum, we hate the unforgivable crime of the atomic madman!Under the massacre of the atomic weapon explosion, more than 75,000 people in Nagasaki were killed and more than 74,000 were injured, most of whom were old, young, women and children.This extremely barbaric method of warfare that violates international law is a challenge to all mankind!We must not tolerate such wanton brutality.Peace-loving people all over the world join hands, stand up, and resolutely ban atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs. The time has come without delay!

This exhibition hall is full of precious cultural relics that have been destroyed, such as headless Buddha statues, bodyless Christ statues, broken steles, and remnants of steles... As for the bombed schools and hospital buildings, what is shown in the photos is Towering broken walls, twisted steel bars, scorched bare trees, and rubble everywhere, under all of these, there are countless dead and injured people! The blood and tears of ten years ago have not been shed, and trickles of blood and tears can still be seen here and there!Because we visited the victims of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki for the first time, we were particularly impressed.Twenty-six-year-old Chieko Watanabe, ten years ago she was a girl of "twenty-eight years old". After being injured by the bomb, she was paralyzed half of her body. I spent my youth.Her mother knelt beside her, and when we said goodbye to the patient, her mother came over and held our hands tightly, crying bitterly!Her two sons were sacrificed in the atomic bombing. For ten years, she swallowed tears and guarded this painful beloved daughter who could not move, and lived a long and dark time.The words of condolence and encouragement from the delegates dispelled the dark clouds that had gathered in her heart. She knew that around her there were hundreds of millions of peace-loving people all over the world who sympathized with them and cared for them, and would never let this cause them to suffer. The suffering atomic bomb will explode anywhere in the world!

At Nagasaki University Hospital, we visited Mr. Hideo Mori, who used to run a butcher shop.He still suffers from subcutaneous hemorrhages to this day.He has a wife and three sons, and has not received relief for ten years. Because of his medical treatment and the life of his family, he has already lost all his pawns. Now he was treated because he was treated as a case in the hospital. Speaking of this, a bleak smile appeared on his pale face.It should be said that what we have come into contact with are still lucky victims. In the past ten years, I do not know how many victims died silently in the midst of displacement and poverty. This huge blood debt must be The madman will pay for it!

The Kansai Conference in Osaka is the second world conference to ban the atomic and hydrogen bombs that we participated in.At this meeting, we met again with representatives of dozens of atomic bomb victims from Nagasaki and Hiroshima.Before the representatives of various countries could speak, they came to the stage in a single file. Some were blind, unable to move, and their faces and arms were covered with scars. Most of them were women, and some were still holding nursing babies.They made indignant complaints against the madmen who used atomic weapons to representatives from all over the world; they expressed heartfelt comfort and gratitude for the concern and sympathy of the people of the world. Because of their deep pain, They firmly demanded "no more atomic bombs"! These sobbing and angry accusations made the representatives sitting on the stage feel real physical pain! Our responsibility is great. We must expose to the people of the world the brutal truth that has been suppressed for ten years, arouse people's sense of justice again, unite, resolutely oppose atomic weapons, and force those Let the enemy's militants stop their base and shameless threats and intimidation forever! We also see an expression of the inherently beautiful art of Japan in the world conventions against the atomic and hydrogen bombs held throughout Japan.In the second program of the Kansai Conference, we saw Japanese classical art, like the dance music "Kunlun Eight Immortals" in the seventh century, which was performed by dancers from Nara. It is said that this is the Kunlun Mountain that came from China crane dance.The dancers wear green beaked masks and red costumes embroidered with carp and fishnets.The accompanying dance instruments are antique flutes and drums, and the dance and music are extremely slow and melodious.There are also the 14th-century "Kyogen" funny drama "Owl" and the upper dance that describes leaving people and thinking about returning.The famous Japanese zither music was performed by the Kikuta Masaki Ensemble. There were more than a dozen long zithers on the stage, which were very melodious.There are also "Mai Dance" and "Ningyo Joruri" (puppet drama) at the bottom. It's a pity that I didn't see it because I had other appointments. Japanese friends told me that Japanese singing and dancing after the war was influenced by foreign pornography, ruthlessness and vulgar tastes, and the noble national forms of singing and dancing in Japan have become "high-brow".In order to get rid of this obscene trend and promote Japan's inherently beautiful art and culture, it is completely timely and necessary to promote the revival of Japanese song and dance and improve the self-esteem of the Japanese nation at the same time as banning atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs. The meeting in Kamakura gave people an unforgettable impression.The meeting was held on the seashore. This was the third day of the "Sea Peace Festival" held every year in Kamakura. Flags and streamers were unfurled in the city, and tourists on the seashore were as dense as ants.We stepped on the soft sandy beach, surrounded by thousands of people, and walked onto the stage. In the surrounding flag forest, there were densely packed men and women in swimsuits.While the representatives were speaking, the sky was covered with dark clouds and raindrops were pouring down. Amidst the sound of sea waves, the crowd in the audience did not disperse. Instead, they huddled closer in front of the stage. Big umbrellas were prepared for the sun on the beach. They were lifted onto the stage one by one, supported by a dozen strong young men in swimsuits and red scarves around their necks, and stood beside the representatives.After the meeting, the rain gradually thinned, and the delegates moved to sit in front of the stage. Thousands of people under the stands were circling in circles, dancing a group dance in the form of ethnic groups.With their half-naked bodies exposed, these young men and women laughed and clapped their hands and turned around to the dance music on the radio, and walked forward slowly. Their expressions were very different from the atmosphere in the dance halls in Tokyo and Yokohama! After the seaside meeting, we saw short and wonderful programs of rural singing and dancing in the cultural center. The dancers were dressed in simple but distinctive Japanese rural attire. Some of the content satirized lazy farmers, and some celebrated the harvest. , vivid, and full of the healthy and brave spirit of the working people on the land.It is said that the advocacy of this kind of rural singing and dancing is also recent. The closing ceremony of the World Conference on the Prohibition of Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs was held at the Tokyo Conference.In the tall Tokyo Gymnasium, which has not yet been decorated, it was filled with black crowds who attended the meeting.There were also people standing in front of the gate and in the corridor.The rostrum is on the rear side of the arena, and there are audiences behind our seats.Therefore, when the representatives of various countries stood up and were introduced, they had to turn around in circles and bow to the front, back, left, and right, in order to thank all the applauding congregation.The crimson sunset glow is projected onto the stage from the rows of large windows upstairs.Looking from the dazzling sunlight, all I can see are layers of excited human faces like waves.A row of flags in front of the stage are representatives of the victims of the atomic bomb. Representatives from all the participating countries spoke, and their words of sympathy, encouragement and support won constant applause.From the excited faces of the people, it can be seen that the Japanese people have deeply understood that they are not a single army fighting for the prohibition of atomic weapons, but they are one of the mighty troops defending world peace.They find strength, they find encouragement and comfort. The head of the Chinese delegation, Liu Ningyi, stood in front of the stage amidst applause. At this time, many people came from all corners of the audience, bowing their heads and filling the floor in front of the stage.Under the flashing lights of photography, he read out a joint condolence letter from the six Chinese people's organizations to the Japan Preparatory Committee for the World Conference on the Prohibition of Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. On behalf of the entire Chinese people, I entrust the Chinese delegation participating in the World Conference on the Prohibition of Atomic Bombs and Hydrogen Bombs in Japan to send 50,000 Chinese yuan to your association as the Chinese people's assistance and condolences to the victims of the Japanese atomic bombs. Please also convey the Chinese people's support for the ongoing A tribute to the Japanese people who fought to ban the atomic and hydrogen bombs." The audience was so quiet that there was no sound at all. After a while, like rumbling thunder, there were bursts of applause and cheers.Amidst the thunderous applause, I saw the victims of the atomic bomb sitting in the front row, all took out their handkerchiefs to wipe their tears, and my eyes couldn't help getting wet! After the closing ceremony, the following program is the art department.The representatives were invited to step off the stage and moved to the opposite balcony. The rostrum became a stage, and the singing and dancing scenes began to be performed on it. Only then did we see that sitting upstairs behind the rostrum were more than a thousand male and female young singers. They were dressed neatly in white on top and black on the bottom. stood up.They led a congregation of more than 30,000, excited, majestic, and lively singing the protests and hopes of the Japanese people. "No More Atomic Bombs", "March of Youth", "Song of a Happy Life", etc., are all new lyrics and new songs, which are completely different from the "sad and desolate" tunes I heard in Japan before, and make people listen to them. Excited and joyful! There is also an extremely moving part in the program, like the dance of the children's department of the Ishiimo Dance Troupe, dozens of light children like butterflies seem to be blown onto the stage by a gust of cool wind!They performed Japanese folk songs. Dozens of pairs of forearms danced so neatly and dozens of pairs of calves danced so fast, which won the applause of the audience.In addition, there is also the dance of "Sakyamuni on Earth", which symbolizes that peace will surely win the final victory. It is also performed by the Ishii Mo Dance Troupe. The lighting, scenery and dance are all very beautiful.In the play, Sakyamuni sits silently under the bodhi tree with palms together, and various demons come one after another. The fire demon is red, and the water demon is green... They roar and rush at Sakyamuni continuously. Go, Sakyamuni slowly raised his hands, and they all fell back weakly, lying on the ground, dancing movements, extremely soft and indifferent, to the best of the "ballet" ability. It was already late after the meeting, we hugged the bouquets, managed to squeeze out the cheering crowd, and when we got outside, there were still countless people standing on the square in the night!We were pushed and hugged into a big car, but the car couldn't get out!Dozens and hundreds of hands stretched out from rows of car windows. We couldn't control it, so we had to take out flowers one by one from the bouquet and throw them out. Finally, even the green leaves were thrown away, and the car stopped. Creeping and moving, finally got out of the square. The activities of the World Conference on the Prohibition of Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs have since come to a successful conclusion, but the activities of the Chinese delegation have not yet ended. After many discussions and visits, we arrived in Hiroshima again on August 19. During the journey from Osaka to Iwakuni, looking down from the plane window, there are blue waters and green islands one after another. Even the smallest island is densely planted with neat crops.The industrious and brave Japanese farmers have reclaimed and utilized every inch of their own soil, while the ambitious US imperialists are still expanding their military bases in Japan. The angry protests of the Japanese people are completely understandable and sympathetic ! With the tragic hearing experience in Nagasaki, we entered Hiroshima by car from Iwakuni with a heavy heart. Our expectations were good, we went from "oasis" to "desert"! Several wide streets and two rows of tall buildings stretch out on the endless pale yellow land.The dry hot wind blows the small leaves of the dwarf trees, and the sparse green grass grows beside the road... All of these seem to be in a newly built city in the desert, but the newly built city in the desert does not have these scars! At a place 250 meters away from the center of the explosion, there is a small stone platform with a saddle-shaped "comfort monument". The souls of the victims of a heinous atomic bomb explosion! How can these souls be "rested in peace"? !One morning ten years ago, the sky was clear and there was a slight cool breeze blowing from the sea and the river. Children were chasing and playing in the courtyard on the street; mothers were preparing breakfast with their babies on their backs; all innocent civilians were doing what they did every day Get up early for work, and suddenly... A thunderbolt, a gust of wind, shatters and blows away the happiness of the city's 400,000 people... the 400,000 old, weak, women and children! I can't describe it with this pen, I can't describe it exhaustively, and I can't bear to describe the tragedy of Hiroshima City being bombed after 8:15 am on August 6, 1945!I watched Hiroshima before I felt the true feeling of "Raging the Crown"!For thousands and hundreds of years, smart and diligent scientists in the world have spent sleepless nights researching and inventing atomic energy that improves the happiness of human beings. However, the imperialist invaders snatched this precious achievement and used it to manufacture large-scale nuclear energy. Weapons of massacre.After massacring hundreds of thousands of old and weak women and children in Japan, until today, these aggressors still use their bloody hands to hold up the evil atomic weapons to threaten the whole world. How can these more than 240,000 resentful souls wandering around the ruined walls be "rested in peace"? ! However, justice will eventually rise, the human heart is immortal, and the power of the people is invincible!Ten years later, on August 6, more than 5,000 delegates from every corner of Japan and the world came to Hiroshima, the "city of accusations."They represent different nationalities, different beliefs, and different social classes... Come and join hands with the people of Hiroshima, and stretch out a giant arm like a forest to the militants who are enemies of peace, An angry, resounding cry of "no more atomic bombs"! rest in peace!Wronged soul!We are a mighty army of peace, as your poets say: We are countless billions of people, and behind your flames are only a few who are busy counting money... We must unite and fight to the end, we must see the mass slaughter of atomic weapons, forever banned, Be destroyed!The power of the people is invincible, peace is certain, and victory is certain, rest in peace!Wronged soul! I can't bear to describe the horrors of the hell on earth that I saw in the "Atomic Bomb Museum" in Hiroshima, but I can't help repeating the sad complaints of dozens of Hiroshima atomic victims.At the symposium at the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, they shed tears and poured out to us the grievances and pains accumulated over the past ten years.This brutal crime of mass murder has been concealed and covered up for ten years, and tens of thousands of atomic bomb victims have not received relief for ten years!The atomic maniacs not only reduced and falsely reported the number of casualties in Hiroshima under the atomic bombing, but the most annoying thing is that they set up an ABCC on Hiroshima's Hiji Hill, the "Atomic Bomb Damage Investigation Committee". The laboratory of radioactive energy effects, they don't care about the treatment, they only check and record the morbid development of the victims, and report to the executioners who study how to improve the function of the atomic bomb, helping them to create "more" large-scale massacre weapons.When the victim said this, he was really "cracking eyes"!No wonder when representatives from various countries visited the victims of the atomic bomb and asked about "relief" and ABCC, the victims were so stunned!Does this kind of "human" who uses humans as cats, dogs, and pikas to experiment with killing weapons still have a shred of humanity? ! We silently and angrily listened to their painful complaints about their own experiences. These tragic facts, like nightmares, overlapped on our hearts, making us unable to breathe!Our sweaty hands have been holding each other tightly!We kept shouting in our hearts: "Peace-loving people in the world, unite, we will never allow another Hiroshima in the world!" That night, the Hiroshima Public Hall of the Hiroshima People held a grand welcome party for us.The stage was covered with warm welcome slogans, and the audience was filled with warmly welcoming people... They repeatedly expressed their deep gratitude to the 50,000 yuan "love assistance" sent to them by the Chinese people's organization.In order to take care of our hard travel, there were only short speeches and salutes in the program. At the end, when the little girls with short hair in kimonos, black eyes and red cheeks came to the stage with smiles and presented flowers to us, look at their kind The joyful and lively expression made us float up from depression and fatigue as if being washed by a clear spring. This is the hopeful next generation of Hiroshima, and it is also the reserve army of our powerful peace defense team!We hold them in our arms enthusiastically and hold them for a long time! Since then, the most solemn scene of our contact with the masses in Japan is the scene of seeing off at Haneda Airport.The night was dark and the rain was like ropes, but the airport was still full of people seeing off.We stood in a circle, arm in arm, singing the song "No More Atomic Bombs". After shaking hands and hugging, we boarded the plane surrounded by Japanese friends holding umbrellas and flags... We put down our bouquets and sprinkled Waving out the window full of raindrops, in the light of the rain, there were many people standing on the high bridge and in the airport, holding umbrellas and waving flags, and they refused to leave until the plane turned! The Japanese girl who sent me to the plane just now hugged my arm tightly and said in a low voice, "Thank you for the rain today, which covered the tears on our faces!" But I knew the hot tears on her face They are not only tears of love, but also tears of excitement and tears of gratitude. They know from the bottom of their hearts that the 600 million Chinese people will always sing the song "No More Atomic Bombs" together with the Japanese people, and join hands in support. chest, toward the avenue of safeguarding peace, march forward in unison. When I left the beautiful land of Japan and left behind the Japanese people who struggled for peace and independence in a difficult environment, why didn't I have waves of sadness in my heart?But my mood, after all, is excited and joyful.Over the past ten years, more and more people in Japan have become enlightened and determined to fight for independence and peace. This team is expanding day by day, and because they are the first victims of atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs , In the traumatic experience, they will become the leading soldiers in the world's powerful team of defending peace! Under the invincible power of the peace-loving people all over the world, atomic weapons must be prohibited and destroyed, and peace will surely triumph.