Saturday, August 9, 2014

From China with Hope

Where: Nagasaki, Japan
When: April 2010


In 1978, the city of Nagasaki invited countries to donate monuments to its Peace Park. Today the Peace Symbols Zone has sculptures from 15 countries, including some that no longer exist. This one, called "Maiden of Peace," was donated by China in 1985. The symbolism of the dove is obvious, but another big symbol in the park is that of water. The heat of the second atomic bomb was so intense that the suffering victims insisted on drinking water for relief -- even though it was contaminated and would kill them.