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Xi Jinping attends the flower basket offering ceremony to the martyrs of the War of Resistance against Japan and greets veterans of the War of Resistance against Japan
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According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 3, remembering history, remembering the martyrs, appreciating peace and creating the future. On the morning of September 3, a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War and the Anti-Fascist World War was held at the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War Memorial. State and party leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan attended the ceremony along with representatives from all walks of life.
In Wanping City, next to the Lugou Bridge in the western suburbs of Beijing, the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War Memorial is majestic and solemn. In the plaza in front of the memorial hall, the bright red five-star flag flies high, and the sculpture of the “Medal of Independence and Freedom” is particularly striking. A banner “Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Victory of the Anti-Japanese Chinese People’s War and the Anti-Fascist World War” hangs over the main entrance to the memorial hall. On both sides of the door, the powerful honor guards of the three services stand with firearms.
At 9:57, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan, and others came here. Xi Jinping stood on the platform in front of the Commemorative Hall of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japan. Representatives of veterans and relatives of generals and survivors of the War of Resistance against Japan, representatives of survivors of international friends who have contributed to the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japan, representatives of officers and soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army and of the Armed Police Forces, and representatives of the masses from all walks of life in the capital were in front of the monument.
The 7 flower baskets presented by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Central Military Commission, veterans of the Anti-Japanese War and people from all walks of life in the capital line up and stand on the platform in front of the monument. The red ribbon on the flower basket reads: “The martyrs who died heroically in the Anti-Japanese Chinese People’s War will be immortal.”
At 10 o’clock the ceremony of offering baskets of flowers to the martyrs of the war began.
The Military Band of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army played the majestic “March of the Volunteers” and the audience sang the National Anthem of the People’s Republic of China in unison. “Get up! People who don’t want to be slaves! Build our flesh and blood on our new Great Wall …” The passionate melody echoed across the Lugou Bridge, once again bringing the people’s memories of the war years. when the Chinese people share the enemy’s hatred and national disaster. Relive the great spirit of the indomitable and heroic resistance of the Chinese nation.
The national anthem is over. The audience fell silent to pay tribute to the martyrs who died heroically in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
After the silence, the military band played the affectionate “Flower Offering”. 14 soldiers raised 7 baskets of flowers and slowly entered the prologue hall of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. They placed the flower baskets in a large relief that symbolizes the unity of the Chinese nation against the War of Japan. Before “Wall of bronze and wall of iron”.
Xi Jinping slowly climbed the steps, entered the memorial hall’s prologue room, and stopped to look in front of the flower basket. The flaming red candles, the colorful blooming orchids and the fragrant pistil lily, entrust the deep memory and high respect of the martyrs.
Xi Jinping stepped forward and carefully placed the ribbons in the flower baskets.
Subsequently, other prominent comrades and representatives from all walks of life entered the preface hall of the memorial hall to lay flowers.
Cai Qi presided over the ceremony. Ding Xuexiang, Xu Qiliang, Zhang Youxia, Chen Xi, Huang Kunming, Zhang Chunxian, Xiao Jie, Ma Biao, as well as Li Zuocheng, Miao Hua, and Zhang Shengmin attended the ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by relevant departments of the Central Committee party, government and military groups, responsible comrades in Beijing, leaders of the Central Committee of democratic parties, the China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of non-party affiliates.
Edit Ma Haoge
Source: Xinhua News Agency
Original title: The ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the Anti-Fascist World War was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, and Wang Qishan attended the ceremony
