Oldest survivor of Nanjing Massacre dies

The combo photo, taken on May 4, 2016, shows Guan Guangjing taking care of his garden (R top); a nurse taking Guan outside in a wheelchair (L top); Guan displaying his Nanjing Massacre certificate (L central); Guan and his daughters having meals together (L bottom); Guan posing for a photo with his daughters (C bottom); Guan talking with his youngest daughter Guan Shengqin. [Photo: Xinhua]

Guan Guangjing, the oldest survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, passed away at the age of 100 on Sunday, leaving the number of registered survivors of the holocaust at less than 100.

An identity certificate shows Guan Guangjing was recognized as the oldest survivor of the Nanjing Massacre. [Photo: Xinhua]

Guan Guangjing was born on April 18, 1917. He witnessed a household of four generations being killed in an explosion in 1937.

An identity certificate shows Guan Guangjing was recognized as the oldest survivor of the Nanjing Massacre. [Photo: Xinhua]

He has four daughters and two sons. The year 2017 marks the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, in which more than 300,000 Chinese were killed by Japanese invaders who occupied Nanjing on Dec. 13, 1937, marking the start of six weeks of destruction, pillage, rape and slaughter in the city.