Weibo Recommendation | Weibo Hot Topics of the Day Being given the cold eye by others "Self-funding this endeavor, mainly three people have motivated and urged me." Recalling his 22-year experience of writing a book, Wang Liuzhu's expression was resolute. 1 【Search】 Key Points In the early days, Wang Liuzhu used a pen to record information, which was very slow. In 1990, the former general manager of the company was sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting bribes amounting to 130,000 yuan; he spent 87 yuan to buy a tape recorder and began recording audio for the laborers. "Audio-visual materials are more intuitive than text and are powerful historical evidence," thought Wang Liuzhu. He wanted to videotape but couldn't afford a video camera. In 2005, overseas Chinese resident in the U.S., Ms. Lu Jianlin, met Wang Liuzhu and moved by his spirit, sponsored him with a video camera. Reporter Du Wenyu and intern Ma Long provided the article and photos "Economic difficulties, difficulty in finding people, none of these matter much. The hardest thing to endure is being misunderstood by others," Wang Liuzhu sighed. The published and distributed "One Hundred Personal Interviews of WWII Enslaved Laborers" records the painful experiences of 119 abducted laborers, embodying Wang Liuzhu's 22 years of hard work. Yesterday afternoon, at Wang Liuzhu's home in the Xiangcheng County Political Consultative Conference residential compound, newly published "One Hundred Personal Interviews of WWII Enslaved Laborers" was placed on the desk. Today, the local government will hold a launch ceremony for this book. Share to: Welcome to post comments, I want to comment Just as he was feeling disappointed, Yao Fuan's younger brother said that there was an old man in Yecheng Township who had worked as a laborer in Japan. Wang Liuzhu quickly found this elderly man. This elder was indeed Shen Peizhang, and Wang Liuzhu was overjoyed. The second difficulty is finding people. Wang Liuzhu said that due to the long passage of time, many laborers' information has become vague. Three major difficulties accompany me on the road [Misunderstanding] It’s like fishing for a needle in the ocean Born in 1939 in Youfangli Village, Yingyang Town, Xiangcheng County, Wang Liuzhu transferred to the Xiangcheng County Political Consultative Conference in August 1988 and served as the editor of historical documents. In August 2002, when Wang Liuzhu visited a laborer in Changge City, he first called the laborer's son to make an appointment. Unexpectedly, the laborer's son coldly replied, “So many people went to Japan, why bother my father?” Despite this, Wang Liuzhu patiently convinced the laborer's son. "For these 22 years, the difficulties I've experienced are beyond words." When talking about the challenges faced while writing the book, Wang Liuzhu said that the first difficulty was financial hardship. "This book is another ironclad proof of Japanese militarism invading China." Wang Liuzhu, with silver hair, gently picked up the book and slowly turned its pages. He said it took him 22 years to write this book. "Their stories deeply touched me..." Wang Liuzhu said, "We should remember history and ensure such tragedies never happen again." The third person is Ma from Hebei Province, who worked as a laborer alongside Geng Chun and once resorted to eating corpses out of hunger. Three people inspired me to keep going In 1991, Wang Liuzhu accidentally obtained a Japanese-published book titled "Records of Forced Relocation of Chinese People," which contained names, origins, and other information of abducted laborers. He cherished it greatly, but the data inside was incomplete. Two folding stools were worn out Since 1988, whenever he traveled by bus or train, he always carried a small folding stool in his bag to prevent situations where there were no seats available. Over more than two decades, he almost covered every county (city, district) in Henan Province and also traveled to some places in Shandong Province. During this period, two folding stools were worn out. Once, on a train, he chatted with a young man, asking if he knew anyone who had been taken to Japan as a laborer. "Yes, my uncle Yao Fu'an was one," the young man replied. Wang Liuzhu paid a visit, only to find out that Yao Fu'an had been taken to Northeast China by the Japanese. The first person is Geng Chun. Wang Liuzhu met Geng Chun, then serving as Vice Chairman of the Xiangcheng County Political Consultative Conference, back in 1988. In May 1944, Geng Chun was captured after being injured in the Battle of Luoyang and later forcibly conscripted as a laborer in Hanagata Town, Akita Prefecture, Japan. In June 1945, unable to bear the abuse and humiliation, Geng Chun, as the captain of the laborers, led more than 700 Chinese laborers in the Hanagata Uprising, shaking the entire Japan. After the end of World War II, Geng Chun was rescued from prison and returned to China. Evidence of Iron There was a laborer named Shen Peizhang, whose address was only listed as Ye County. Wang Liuzhu vividly remembered the process of searching for Shen Peizhang. 2 The second person is Liu Lianren from Shandong Province, who was captured as a child and sent to Hokkaido, Japan, to work as a laborer. Unable to endure the inhumane living conditions, he fled into the deep mountains and hid there for 13 years until he was discovered by a hunter in 1958. At that time, he had lost the ability to speak. After returning to China, he fought a ten-year legal battle against Japan. Publication and distribution of the new book This book is approximately 350,000 words and spans over 500 pages, documenting the tragic experiences of 119 abducted laborers at the time. Among them, 110 were from Henan Province, 7 from Shandong Province, and 2 from Hebei Province. Audio-visual records exist for 101 people. Due to the long passage of time, most of the laborers have aged. His interviews were undoubtedly a race against time. Currently, among the more than 100 laborers recorded by Wang Liuzhu, only about 30 remain alive. Professor Su Zhiliang, Dean of the College of Humanities at Shanghai Normal University, wrote in the preface of the book: There are many righteous individuals among the common folk, writing passionately about the events of spring and autumn. This book is not only the hard-won result of Mr. Wang Liuzhu's more than 20 years of field investigation but also another ironclad proof of Japan's invasion of China during the war. [Commuting] Searching for 119 abducted laborers, he wrote down 350,000 words