Beijing: Tokyo must back words with actions
By Hu Xiao (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-08-16 06:03

Prayers, exhibitions and parades mark anniversary

People across China yesterday mourned victims of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45) and expressed their wishes for long-lasting peace.

About 3,000 Buddhist monks and masters from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao attended a service at the Lingguang Temple in suburban Beijing.

A group of Buddhist monks from all over China, including those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, gather at the Lingguang Temple in Beijing yesterday to pray for World War II victims. [AFP]

Led by Yi Cheng, president of the China Buddhist Association, the ceremony included prayers for permanent world peace.

"We must take history as a mirror and face the future to promote peaceful co-existence between different countries," said Sheng Hui, vice-president of the association.

On August 15, 1945, Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced his country's surrender to the allied powers, marking the end of World War II.

Yesterday, more than 120 military attachs from 35 foreign embassies in Beijing also expressed the wish that all countries learn from history and cherish peace.

They made a group visit to a commemorative exhibition near the Marco Polo Bridge, marking the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and World War II.

There are more than 600 pictures, 800 relics, and reconstructed scenes on display.

"It's very moving, and I can see the bravery of the Chinese soldiers through the show," said Leroy Coleman, US air attach.

"Yet no museum or exhibition can fully depict what the Chinese people suffered during the war," he added.

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