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Nation marks 73 years since Japan's surrender

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-08-15 17:08

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Members of an anti-war NGO from Kobe, Japan, attend a peace assembly on Wednesday in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, to mark the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. The event was held at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, which honors the 300,000 people killed in the city. The placards call for drawing lessons from the past and jointly exploring the future. [Photo/China Daily]

NANJING -- A peace assembly was held Wednesday in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.

People mourn for victims of the Nanjing Massacre during an assembly to mark the 73rd anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender at the end of World War II at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 15, 2018. [Photo/IC]

Representatives 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.

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