Born on 7 January, 1937 in Suqian, Zhang Shaojin was looked up to by his daughter as a role model. Regarded as a hero by many in Nanjing, Iris Chang’s book “The Rape of Nanking” brought the world an understanding of the Nanjing Massacre. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this link.