Yok Mu-ming, chairman of the New Party of Taiwan, waters a tree planted by Dr Sun Yat-sen at the tombs of 72 Huanghuagang Martyrs in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, yesterday. Yok is on an eight-day tour to the Chinese mainland. — Xinhua

The 30-member delegation of the New Party of Taiwan, headed by Chairman Yok Mu-ming, arrived in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, yesterday afternoon on the second leg of its eight-day mainland visit.
Upon arrival at Lukou Airport, Yok said the delegation will mainly do two things in Nanjing: pay tribute at the Mausoleum of Dr Sun Yat-sen, forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution, and offer condolences at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre, an atrocity committed by invading Japanese troops during World War II.
The delegation was met at the airport by Zhao Shaolin, secretary-general of the Jiangsu provincial committee of the Communist Party of China. The delegation arrived in Guangzhou on Wednesday afternoon to begin the four-city mainland trip under the theme of commemorating the 60th anniversary of China's victory in the war against Japanese aggression during WWII.
They will also visit Dalian and Beijing.
In Guangzhou, the delegation paid homage to the Huanghuagang 72 Martyrs' Tombs yesterday morning to honor the 72 people killed in an abortive uprising to overthrow the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
In front of the pine tree planted by Dr Sun, Yok said the delegation was here to pursue the Chinese people's heroic spirit and cherish the memory of the martyrs with hopes that people on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will treasure the opportunity of today, be united and work together to seek the prosperity of the Chinese nation.
The delegation received a warm welcome from Guangzhou residents, many of whom expressed hope the New Party will promote the development of cross-strait relations and contribute to the peaceful reunification of the motherland.
Yok said the New Party has named the mainland tour a "journey of the Chinese nation" to show that they identify themselves as members of the Chinese nation.