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=== The shrine === | === The shrine === | ||
General Nogi Maresuke died on September 13, 1912, well before the events of World War II. The Nogi Shrine's [[Baidupedia]] page did not exist until the night before Zhang Zhehan’s incident. Nogi Maresuke’s Baidu entry was also edited midnight August 13. Edits by regular users typically take months to be approved. Both the general and the shrine are little known to Chinese citizens. In Japan, it is known for being a popular wedding spot, hosting between 550 to 1000 marriage ceremonies every year<ref>[http://sanpai-japan.com/2017/07/03/nogi-shrine/ Nogi Shrine - Sanpai Japan]</ref>. | General Nogi Maresuke died on September 13, 1912, well before the events of World War II. The Nogi Shrine's [[Baidupedia]] page did not exist until the night before Zhang Zhehan’s incident. Nogi Maresuke’s Baidu entry was also edited midnight August 13. Edits by regular users typically take months to be approved. Both the general and the shrine are little known to Chinese citizens. In Japan, it is known for being a popular wedding spot, hosting between 550 to 1000 marriage ceremonies every year<ref>[http://sanpai-japan.com/2017/07/03/nogi-shrine/ Nogi Shrine - Sanpai Japan]</ref>. | ||
In December 2021, netizens discovered a Sina Weibo official news account that called Nogi Shrine a "mecca for romance" in 2019. When this was pointed out, the account edited the post to remove that line. | |||
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=== Lady Dewi Sukarno === | === Lady Dewi Sukarno === | ||