70th anniversary of victory over Japan celebrated in Yunnan

“Let the people living in peace and happiness today remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs, cherish peace and build a better future.” On September 4, a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in Tengchong County, Yunnan.

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, 380,000 Yunnan soldiers fought against aggressors in more than 20 major battles,and 100,000 of them gave their lives for the country. When the Pacific War broke out and converted Yunnan from the rear area into the forefront, 100,000 Chinese troops in Western Yunnan fought desperately and kept the enemy at bay on the west bank of the Nujiang River. The Japanese invaders found themselves fighting against people of all ethnic groups. When the war got to the stage of strategic counteroffensive, 160,000 Chinese troops achieved a major victory in western Yunnan and took the lead to drive Japanese invaders out of China.

In support of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Yunnan people donated both money and materials regardless of their own difficulties. In order to break the blockade of the Japanese invaders, the people of all ethnic groups in Yunnan, despite the harsh and perilous natural environment, built the wartime lifelines of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, the Yunnan-Burma Road, the Hump Air Route and the China-India Road.

70th anniversary of victory over Japan celebrated in Yunnan

Let the people living in peace and happiness today remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs, cherish peace and build a better future. On September 4, a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese Peoples War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in Tengchong County, Yunnan. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, 380,000 Yunnan soldiers fought against aggressors in more than 20 major battles,and 100,000 of them gave their lives for the country. When the Pacific War broke out and converted Yunnan from the rear area into the forefront, 100,000 Chinese troops in Western Yunnan fought desperately and kept the enemy at bay on the west bank of the Nujiang River. The Japanese invaders found themselves fighting against people of all ethnic groups. When the war got to the stage of strategic counteroffensive, 160,000 Chinese troops achieved a major victory in western Yunnan and took the lead to drive Japanese invaders out of China. In support of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Yunnan people donated both money and materials regardless of their own difficulties. In order to break the blockade of the Japanese invaders, the people of all ethnic groups in Yunnan, despite the harsh and perilous natural environment, built the wartime lifelines of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, the Yunnan-Burma Road, the Hump Air Route and the China-India Road.