Tragedy of 'comfort women'

Tragedy of 'comfort women'

Zhang Xiantu (right) and her husband Guo Meishuan. Zhang was only 15 when she was abducted by Japanese soldiers and forced to serve as a "comfort woman".

Zhang was born in Yu county, Shanxi province, in 1925.

"At the time, I had been married for just a month and my husband was still young. He squatted in a corner, terrified and trembling. He has not stopped trembling since then."

Photos and stories provided by Chinese photographer, Chen Qinggang. All rights reserved.

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