The events of July 7, 1937-when Japan launched its full scale invasion of northern China-caused Chinese everywhere to take up arms against the Japanese. Subsequently, the bloody scenes of the Nanjing Massacre brought about a transcending of regional loyalties and the formation of a powerful spirit of Chineseness.
1937 年 77 事變，中國人不分南北的展開對日抗戰，接著是南京大屠殺的慘劇，在國仇家恨中突破地域觀念，凝聚出一股強烈的中華民族精神。