The famous buildings of Nanjing No.12 Middle School

To commemorate the special historical contribution made by American friend Mr. John Magee to the people of Nanjing during the founding of the school, especially during the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese invaders, the library of Nanjing No.12 Middle School was named "John Magee Library". As early as 19 12, Mr. John Magee was sent to Nanjing, China by the Anglican Church, and lived here for 28 years. Nanjing Xiaguan Daosheng Hall is his main activity place. 19 17 founded Yizhi Primary School, a Christian church, which was later renamed Daosheng Primary School and Daosheng Middle School, and was the predecessor of Nanjing No.12 Middle School. When the school was founded, there were six buildings. Despite more than 80 years of wind, rain and war, the whole building complex is still well preserved due to careful maintenance and repeated repairs. 1March 1992, the former site of Daoshengtang was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Nanjing.

1937 During the tragic massacre committed by Japanese invaders in Nanjing, Mr. John Magee served as the chairman of Nanjing Committee of the International Red Cross and a member of the International Committee of Nanjing Safe Zone, set up hospitals for injured refugees, participated in rescuing more than 200,000 people in China facing the massacre, and wrote touching humanitarian movements with more than 20 westerners who stayed in Nanjing. Not only that, he also risked his life and secretly photographed the atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders in Nanjing with a 16 mm camera. The film is as long as 105 minutes. It is the only dynamic picture about the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invaders, and it has become an ironclad evidence to expose Japanese atrocities.