This photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025 shows 98-year-old Zhao Xuezhi, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, posing with a portrait of his younger self in military uniform. Born in 1927, Zhao became a guerrilla in 1942. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
This photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025 shows a scar left by a shell fragment on the back of Zhao Xuezhi, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Born in 1927, Zhao became a guerrilla in 1942. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2025 shows 98-year-old Xu He, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, posing with a portrait of his younger self in military uniform. Born in 1927, Xu joined the New Fourth Army in 1944. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2025 shows a bullet scar on the leg of Xu He, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Born in 1927, Xu joined the New Fourth Army in 1944. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2025 shows 97-year-old Sun Jincheng, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, posing with a portrait of his younger self in military uniform. Born in 1928, Sun joined the New Fourth Army in 1941. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2025 shows a through-and-through bullet wound on the buttock (R top) and shrapnel wound on the rib (L below) of Sun Jincheng, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Born in 1928, Sun joined the New Fourth Army in 1941. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
This photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025 shows 97-year-old Wang Chengbin, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, posing with a portrait of his younger self in military uniform. Born in 1928, Wang joined the the Eighth Route Army in 1944. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
This photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025 shows a scar left by a shell fragment on the abdomen of Wang Chengbin, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Born in 1928, Wang joined the the Eighth Route Army in 1944. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
This photo taken on Sept. 25, 2025 shows 96-year-old Song Jinjie, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, posing with a portrait of his younger self in military uniform. Born in 1929, Song joined the Eighth Route Army in 1944 and served as a medical orderly in the troops. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
This photo taken on Sept. 25, 2025 shows a scar left by a shell fragment on the abdomen of Song Jinjie, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Born in 1929, Song joined the Eighth Route Army in 1944 and served as a medical orderly in the troops. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
This photo taken on Sept. 26, 2025 shows 95-year-old Wang Jitang, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, posing with a portrait of his younger self in military uniform. In 1943, at the age of 13, he became a soldier of Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
This photo taken on Sept. 26, 2025 shows a scar left by a bayonet on the eyebrow bone of Wang Jitang, a veteran of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. In 1943, at the age of 13, he became a soldier of Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. China's top legislature approved designating Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of national independence and prosperity.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
