中国纪念抗日战争胜利73周年 China marks 73rd anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

Members of a visiting Japanese delegation pay tribute to the victims in silence at The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 15, 2018.

A peace assembly was held Wednesday in Nanjing(南京), capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, to commemorate(纪念) the 73rd anniversary(周年) of Japan's unconditional surrender(投降) in World War II.

Members of a visiting Japanese delegation lay flowers at The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 15, 2018.

Representatives(代表) from countries such as China, Japan, the United States, and Thailand attended the event held in the Nanjing Massacre Victim's Memorial Hall, mourning() the 300,000 people who were killed in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II.

Japanese invaders(侵略者) slaughtered(屠杀) about 300,000 Chinese during a six-week rampage after they captured the city, then China's capital, on Dec. 13, 1937.

"We choose to come to China to mark the event because Chinese people were the victims(受害者) of the war and they deserve tribute and remembrance," said Miyauchi Yoko, head of the group.

Citizens lay flowers at The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 15, 2018.

In northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, nearly 100 teenagers from China and Russia took part in a historical reenactment to mark the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender.

Students strike the Bell of Peace during a peace assembly at The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 15, 2018.

In the southwestern city of Chengdu, 1,207 hand prints(手印) of World War II Chinese veterans(老兵) were donated(捐献) Tuesday to the Jianchuan Museum Cluster(建川博物馆), the largest private museum complex in China, to commemorate the anniversary.

Military personnel lay flowers at The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 15, 2018.

词汇 Words:

[jì niàn] 纪念 commemorate
[tóu xiáng] 投降 surrender
[juān xiàn] 捐献 donate
[zhōu nián] 周年 anniversary
[dài biǎo] 代表 representative
[qīn lüè zhě] 侵略者 invader
[shòu hài zhě] 受害者 victim
[lǎo bīng] 老兵 veteran

重点词汇 Key word:

[qián shì bù wàng,hòu shì zhī shī]
前事不忘,后事之师
Lessons one has learned from the past can guide one in the future.