Xi Jinping and Other Party and State Leaders Present Flower Baskets to the People’s Heroes

Tiananmen Square is a large city square in the heart of Beijing, China, known as a national symbol and a site for political gatherings. It was originally designed and built in 1651 and later expanded to its current size in the 1950s. The square is flanked by significant monuments, including the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the Great Hall of the People.

The Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) was a major theater of World War II, beginning with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937. It was a brutal conflict marked by widespread atrocities and immense Chinese civilian and military casualties, ultimately ending with Japan’s surrender in 1945. This war is a foundational event in modern Chinese history, deeply shaping national identity and commemorated through museums and memorials across the country.

The term “World Anti-Fascist War” refers to World War II (1939-1945), a global military conflict in which the Allied powers, including nations like the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and China, fought against the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan. It is remembered for its immense scale of destruction and as a pivotal struggle for freedom and democracy against fascist aggression and expansion. The war’s conclusion led to the establishment of the United Nations and a new world order aimed at preventing future global conflicts.