The Nanjing Safety Zone was crowded with refugees and many had to construct make-shift houses or stay in the abandoned air-raid shelters. --- From Rabe's Diaries

More than 30,000 refugees hid in the camps in Qixia mountain and the Jiangnan Cement Factory,which had a German as the acting director.In the "factory protecting zone" hoisted the national flags of Germany and Denmark.,thus the factory as well as the refugees had some temporary protection.

Refugees in Qixia Mountain carrying their wounded pal to hospital.

Gunter from Germany and Nerson from Denmark in the Jiangnan Cement Factory.