The visiting delegation of the New Party of Taiwan, led by Chairman Yok Mu-ming, visited the Marco Polo Bridge and the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945) in Beijing yesterday morning.
After stopping briefly at the Marco Polo Bridge, the New Party delegation visited the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
At the entrance room of the memorial hall, Yok, on behalf of the delegation, placed a wreath before the huge relief sculpture, entitled "the great wall of blood and flesh," to show respect to those who lost their lives in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Members of the New Party delegation also followed the Chinese way of paying tribute to the deceased by observing silence and making three bows toward the sculpture.
They also inspected an eight-theme exhibition devoted to the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and of the world anti-fascism war inside the memorial hall.
Yok made a brief speech at the entrance room. In his speech, Yok urged all Chinese compatriots to use history as a mirror, be united and make concerted efforts to create a glorious future for the nation.
The Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, built in 1987, is the only large museum featuring the history of China's resistance against Japanese invaders.
The delegation began an eight-day mainland tour last week. The main focus of the trip was to commemorate the 60th anniversary of China's victory in the war against Japanese aggression.
The delegation also stopped in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province; Nanjing, Jiangsu Province; and Dalian, Liaoning Province.
Apart from meeting some specialists in Beijing at a forum yesterday afternoon, the delegation was also scheduled to meet Liu Qi, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.