Blood on the Amur River

…After this, Russian troops crossed the Heilongjiang River, burned Chinese towns and villages, including Aihun (now Aihui), and massacred the residents. In Japan, the story was publicized as "Bloodshed on the Amur River" to stir up anti-Russian sentiment in preparation for the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, and songs such as "1900 AD, the long Amur is full of resentment, and five thousand Qing people died innocently at the hands of the Russians, but do not say that, but the Qing people, the golden people, are also resentful, and cruel barbarians, how can we forgive them?" ("Song of Conquest of Russia" with lyrics by Tokuzo Aoki) became popular. [Iguchi Kazuki]…

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Bloodshed on the Amur River" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…これ以後ロシア軍は黒竜江を渡り，璦琿（あいぐん）(現，愛輝)など中国の町や村を焼き払い，住民を虐殺した。日本では日露開戦に向けて反露感情をあおるために〈アムール河の流血〉と喧伝され，〈西暦一千九百年　うらみは長きアムールや　露人の暴に清の民　罪なく逝けり数五千　いうなかれただ清人と　金色の民かれもまた　ああうらみなり残虐の　蛮族いかで許すべき〉(青木得三作詞《征露歌》)などの歌も流行した。【井口 和起】。…

※「アムール河の流血」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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