KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The Queen of Denmark, Margaret II and Chinese Ambassador to Denmark, Feng Tie recently attended the unveiling ceremony of the ‘Sindberg’ statue at the Memorial Park of Mathersburg in Aarhus, Denmark.
The event was to commemorate Bernhard Arp Sindberg's righteous act of sheltering tens of thousands of refugees during the Nanjing Massacre, thereby conveying to the world the peace of mind of the Chinese and Danish peoples.
"It's clear that Bernhard Arp Sindberg was of great importance to Nanjing and all of China. He was a reminder that a single person can make a difference." Queen Margaret II said when delivering a speech at the unveiling ceremony.
Taking the event as a starting point, Aarhus and Nanjing will launch a series of pragmatic cooperation in the fields of culture, economy, trade and peacekeeping, according to a statement from the Information Office of Nanjing Municipal People's Government.
Queen Margaret II of Denmark has accepted the ‘Co-Building Peace’ contract submitted by the representative of Nanjing-the wall bricks, after the ceremony.
The wall bricks were engraved with the word, ‘Jinling’ and printed with inscriptions. On both sides of ‘Jinling’, it was painted with purple and yellow roses to symbolise peace and courage.
On the same day, a special exhibition, “Sindberg: Denmark's ‘Nanjing Hero’” was opened at the Dokk1 Library in Aarhus.
Sindberg (1911-1983) was born in Aarhus, Denmark. From Dec 1937 to March 1938, he participated in the establishment of the Jiangnan Cement Factory refugee camp in Nanjing, China and rescued the refugees.
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