马关就是现在的下关,它是位于日本本州最南端的山口县的一个城市。古往之时,下关也称赤间关或马关。中国人熟知的《马关条约》就是在这里签订的。 从数年前开始,因为在一所学校授课的关系,每周我有两次机会越过九州与本州之间的关门海峡,踏上下关的土地。对我来说,这儿实在是一个令人难以释怀的地方。我相信,任何一个多少有些中国近代史知识的中国人,如果亲临这块土地,亲眼目睹这儿的另一种“历史的现场”,都必定要再次咀嚼发生在19世纪甲午年间的那一场悲怆 Shimonoseki now off the horse, it is located in the southern tip of Japan’s Honshu Yamaguchi Prefecture, a city. As time passed, Shimonoseki also known as the red customs or the horse off. It is here that the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which is well known in China, was signed here. A few years ago, I had twice a week to cross the Strait of Kinmen between Kyushu and Honshu and set foot on Shimonoseki because of the teaching in a school. To me, it is an unforgettable place. I believe that any Chinese who has some knowledge of modern history in China would have to chew again on the tragedy that occurred in the 18th century during the 18th century if he personally visited this land and witnessed another “historic site” here