"The great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan is the precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese people, and will always inspire the Chinese people to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and strive to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. On July 7, on the occasion of the 88th anniversary of the outbreak of the national war of resistance, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the Memorial Hall of the Hundred Regiments of Yangquan, Shanxi.

The General Secretary emphasized: "The July 7 Incident that happened today 88 years ago is the starting point for the Chinese nation to fully fight against the Japanese invaders. We will never forget the past and the future. Come here to receive spiritual baptism." "Tell the story of the War of Resistance and pass on the great spirit of the War of Resistance from generation to generation."

History is like a mirror, monument is immortal, and spirit is eternal.

The great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression established a historical turning point for the Chinese nation to move from a deep crisis to a great rejuvenation since modern times. The great spirit of the War of Resistance against Japan, which stood at this historical turning point, guided us to temper the national blood, defend national dignity, and write national glory.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has highly summarized the great spirit of the War of Resistance with profound insights into "the patriotic sentiment of the rise and fall of the world, the national integrity of treating death as if it were home, the heroic spirit of not fearing violence and fighting to the end, and the indomitable and persevering belief in victory."

He delivered important speeches again and again, making a sound; he went to the Anti-Japanese War memorial site to express his remembrance again and again, which was moving; he told the stories of the heroes of the Anti-Japanese War affectionately again and again, which was thought-provoking... The General Secretary always cared about it and practiced it himself.

Lead the spirit of understanding

It is not only an outbreak of the great spirit of the Chinese nation, but also an incisor of the great spirit of the Communist Party of China

Today, how should we understand the great spirit of the War of Resistance?

"The Chinese people nurtured the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan in the magnificent process of the War of Resistance Against Japan." Following General Secretary Xi Jinping's narrative, he went back to the glorious years of blood and fire, and understood the profound history and deep emotions carried by patriotism, national integrity, heroism and belief in victory.

"The patriotic sentiment of the rise and fall of the world and every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" allows the Chinese people to unite and go to the national crisis together, "fight for the nation, fight for the motherland, and fight for dignity."

The General Secretary mentioned such a mother.

"A mother named Deng Yufen in Miyun County, Beijing sent her husband and five children to the front line, and they all died in the battlefield."

In 1940, the Eighth Route Army came to Miyun Mountain. Deng Yufen said to her husband: "We have no money and no guns, but our family has someone. We must not be vague about fighting the Japanese!" Her husband and five children were on the front line. Deng Yufen reminded the child: "Remember, we are Chinese and we must not forget our ancestors until we die."

Her husband and children died one after another. After learning the bad news, Deng Yufen silently picked up the pickaxe and digged the ground and planted grain, held needles and thread to make military shoes, and made a glass to cook for the wounded, doing everything that was beneficial to the fight against Japan, from morning to night. Before her death, she said to the villagers: "Buried me on the roadside, I want to watch the children come back."

"The national integrity of "willing death as if you are home and rather than surrender" supports the Chinese people to "forge ahead in the artillery fire of the invaders and bravely die under the butcher knife of the invaders, demonstrating the mighty and righteous spirit of the Chinese nation."

The General Secretary mentioned such a letter from home.

"My dearest child! Mothers don't need thousands of words to educate you, but practice to educate you. After you grow up, I hope you don't forget that your mother sacrificed for the country!"

Zhao Yiman's letter was written on the occasion of his heroic death. She suffered torture from the Japanese invaders for eight or nine months, and her flesh was whipped by a whip and her bones were broken. However, she kept the secret with her steel will.

During the collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, the General Secretary mentioned this last letter, "A while ago, I read some letters from the Anti-Japanese War again, which was indeed touching." "Everyone often reads and thinks about it."

"The heroic spirit of not fearing violence and fighting to the end" inspired the soldiers on the battlefield to "stalking one after another, fighting tenaciously, and vowing to fight to the end with the invaders."

The General Secretary mentioned such a soldier.

"During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, under extremely harsh conditions, General Yang Jingyu led the anti-Japanese armed forces braved the severe cold of minus 40 degrees Celsius, and fought bloody battles with enemies several times their own. When he died, his stomach was full of dry grass, bark, cotton wool, and no grain of food. His deeds were shocking."

Takaichiro Kishitani, who witnessed General Yang Jingyu's death, committed suicide a few years later. In his suicide note, he wrote: "If there is an iron-blooded soldier like Yang Jingyu in China, he will definitely not destroy the country."

"The perseverance and perseverance of the belief in victory" makes the anti-Japanese military and civilians still "belief is like a torch, and they will never regret it even if they are in a desperate situation."

The General Secretary mentioned such a couplet.

"A family in the North China Plain wrote a couplet like this: "One united in ensuring national independence and unyieldingly strive for national liberation"; the horizontal draft is: "The War of Resistance to the End."

In the world anti-fascist war, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression began the earliest, lasted the longest, fought against the Japanese army the most, and paid the most. However, "the Chinese people have never wavered their determination to restore the world", and ultimately created "a miracle in the history of human war."

When the smoke of war dissipates and we are bathed in the sunshine of peace, how should we understand the deep meaning of the great spirit of the War of Resistance?

One dimension is to explore from the depths of the national spirit—

Since ancient times, the great national spirit has flowed in the blood of the Chinese nation. However, long-term feudal slave education and patriarchal system have shackled and confined the light of the spirit. When the Anti-Japanese War broke out and faced the crisis of national destruction and the pain reached its extreme, the dream would be shattered, the blood would return, and the spirit would wake up. The spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan is the great national spirit of the Chinese nation's great revival and outbreak at a critical moment, and at the same time, it sublimated the great national spirit with the special tempering of extreme suffering.

As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out incisively: "In modern times, the series of protests carried out by the Chinese people to fight for national independence and liberation are the historical process of the awakening of the Chinese nation and the historical process of the sublimation of the spirit of the Chinese nation. This national awakening and sublimation of the national spirit reached a new height during the War of Resistance Against Japan."

Another dimension is to consider from the great spirit of the Communist Party of China—

"In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, China was defeated. In the War of Resistance Against Japan, China won." General Secretary Xi Jinping compared these two wars.

What is the reason for one defeat and one victory?

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japanese media reported the Qing army: "There are generals carrying prostitutes, some carrying bat umbrellas, and some carrying bird cages..." The vendors learned to hawk in Japanese in the towns and villages occupied by the Japanese army. Near the camp where the Japanese army stationed, there were Chinese people driving mules, horses, carts and shoulder poles waiting to take on the job.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the scene of the whole nation participating in the war shocked the Japanese invaders: "Residents of the Communist Party area worked together to support the Eighth Route Army, and even women and children used bamboo baskets to help transport grenades." American journalist Edgar Snow once watched a performance by the People's Anti-Japanese Drama Club in Yan'an. A young man stood up at the end and shouted excitedly: "Kill the Japanese robbers! Defeat the murderer who killed the Chinese people! Go back to his hometown!" The audience repeated his slogan in unison. Snow later sighed: "I strongly felt the vibrant hope, enthusiasm and the invincible power of mankind."

A sharp spiritual contrast, different endings of war.

Since modern times, an important reason for the failure of the Chinese people's previous anti-aggression wars is the corruption and incompetence of the political ruling group and the weakness and disarray within the nation. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it was precisely because of the leadership of the Communist Party of China that the Chinese nation changed from "a pile of loose sand" to gathering sand into a tower, united as one, and inspired infinite creativity and combat effectiveness.

Turn the tide and the collapse of the building. General Secretary Xi Jinping hit the nail on the head: "The role of the Communist Party of China is the key to the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression."

In 1938, the important city was lost and the mountains and rivers fell. What is worse than this is the confusion and chaos in the minds of the Chinese people. The "national destruction theory" that lamented that "the war will be defeated" and "the war will be destroyed" is endless, and the "quick victory theory" that shouted that the Battle of Xuzhou was a "quasi-decisive battle" and "the enemy's final struggle" was also prosperous.

"The most concerned issue for the people of the country is: Can this war be won? How to win?"

Comrade Mao Zedong wrote "On Protracted War" with the glimmer of oil lamps, concentrating the wisdom of the whole party, and scientifically foreseeing the War of Resistance Against Japan will go through three stages: strategic defense, strategic stalemate and strategic counterattack. Thousands of words are like the rising sun that dispels the clouds, clearing away the fog in the hearts of the Chinese people and guiding the direction of China's war of resistance.

"On Prolonged War" is like a "prophecy". The War of Resistance Against Japan went through these three stages and finally achieved great victory.

Take the strategic counterattack stage as an example. In 1943, the Eighth Route Army opened the prelude to China's strategic counterattack on the battlefield and took the initiative to launch large-scale offensive operations such as the Weinan Battle, the Linnan Battle, and the Shandong Military Region's campaign to attack the puppet army. During the local counterattack in 1944, the anti-Japanese military and civilians behind enemy lines wiped out about 310,000 Japanese and puppet troops. At the same time, the Chinese army stationed in India and the Chinese Expeditionary Force also launched a counterattack in northern Myanmar and western Yunnan.

The Communist Party of China "defends national independence the most firm, safeguards national interests the most firm, and resists foreign aggression the most brave." General Secretary Xi Jinping highly praised it with three "most". With their own political propositions, firm will and exemplary actions, the Chinese Communists supported the hope of saving the nation to survive, led the correct direction for winning the war, and became the national vanguard for winning the war.

In this war, the Communist Party of China played a pivotal role, united and led the Chinese people to forge the great spirit of the War of Resistance, and gathered a powerful spiritual force to defeat the enemy. The great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan is not only an outbreak of the great spirit of the Chinese nation, but also a condensation of the great spirit of the Communist Party of China, and has become an important part of the spiritual spectrum of the Chinese Communists.

Lead the inheritance spirit

It not only takes action and sets an example, but also actively promotes its integration into all aspects of social life, becoming the common value pursuit of the Chinese people

Today, how should we inherit the great spirit of the War of Resistance?

Yancheng, Jiangsu, New Fourth Army Memorial Hall. In December 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping made a special trip here to visit.

A simulated scene in the exhibition hall reproduces the battle between Liu Laozhuang, which is shocking and intoxicating.

In the spring of 1943, facing the cruel "sweeping" of the Japanese invaders, the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 19th Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army bravely fought, causing the main force and party and government organs to be safely transferred, and all 82 people in the company were killed.

The soldiers who fell in the soil and blood still maintained their fighting posture during their lifetime: some bite half of the Japanese invaders' ears in their mouths; some hold a few strands of the enemy's hair in their hands; some arch their legs and hold the bent bayonets in their hands...

In the exhibition hall, cultural relics swallowed up the smoke of gunpowder and experienced vicissitudes. They silently told the years of war and the continuation of the spirit.

General Secretary Xi Jinping stopped from time to time to observe and communicate with everyone. The General Secretary emphasized: "This is a vivid textbook for carrying out revolutionary traditional education and patriotic education. We must make good use of this textbook to educate and guide party members and cadres to inherit and carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties, not being afraid of hardships, being brave to fight and daring to win."

Tell the story of the War of Resistance and inherit the spirit of the War of Resistance. Whether working in the local or in the central government, Comrade Xi Jinping has done his own work and persevered.

In Zhengding, Hebei, he highly praised several old comrades who participated in the revolution before 1938: "We must learn from others all our lives... These old comrades joined the Communist Party at that time, resisted the Japanese invaders, and sought liberation for the Chinese nation through life and death."

In Ningde, Fujian, in order to build the Eastern Fujian Revolutionary Memorial Hall, he presided over the research and deployment of the Prefectural Committee Office Meeting four times in 9 months, requiring the full use of this position and "widely carry out traditional education in old areas";

He went to work in Zhejiang, visited the former site of the revolutionary base in Lishui, and also visited the anti-Japanese base in eastern Zhejiang to visit old comrades;

During his stay in Shanghai, he told the story of Tongji University's six relocations during the War of Resistance Against Japan, which moved teachers and students...

After working at the central government, from caring for old revolutionary areas to replying to veteran soldiers of the New Fourth Army, from instructing to protecting anti-Japanese war memorial facilities such as "multiple pits" to visiting monuments and visiting memorial places... In the footsteps of the itinerary and the place where the eyes fell, the General Secretary set an example year after year and day after day, so that the great spirit of the Anti-Japanese War was soaked in people's hearts like spring breeze and rain.

Inheriting the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan, General Secretary Xi Jinping not only practiced and set an example, but also actively promoted it to integrate into all aspects of social life, becoming the common value pursuit of the Chinese people.

Inheriting the spirit and paying more attention to top-level design. The grand national ceremony and major institutional arrangements are praised and commemorated in the name of the country, and the spiritual strength deep in people's hearts is strengthened.

This is the first time since the founding of New China, the military parade was held with the theme of commemorating the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan—

On September 3, 2015, under the escort of 45 concierge motorcycles, the veterans of the Anti-Japanese War took the lead in passing the Tiananmen Gate Tower. General Secretary Xi Jinping immediately stood up and focused on staring at the veterans' ranks, paying tribute to the group of soldiers baptized by blood and fire.

In the platoon, there were veterans holding handkerchiefs and wiping the corners of their wet eyes; some veterans raised their trembling hands and saluted. Zhai Weijun, who was 89 years old at the time, was among them. The left ear tympanum was shook and deaf, the right chest was vaguely penetrated, and there were more than 40 gunshot wounds on his body... But his eyes were still firm and his spirit remained the same.

The day before, in the golden hall of the Great Hall of the People, General Secretary Xi Jinping wore the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japan to 30 veteran soldiers and comrades, generals of the War of Resistance Against Japan, international friends who helped and supported China's War of Resistance Against Japan, or their relatives. Everyone was deeply moved by the General Secretary’s words: “Thousands of heroes of the War of Resistance against Japan sacrificed their lives and made significant contributions to the victory of the war and to forge the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan.”

Since the new era, there are many such "first time"-

For the first time, legislation was passed to determine the anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the anniversary of the martyrs, and the National Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre. A series of solemn commemorative activities were carried out in the year of the establishment of the anniversary and the public memorial day. The highest leaders of the Party and the country unveiled the national memorial tripod for the first time, paying tribute with the highest courtesy and following with respect.

Inheriting the spirit, pay more attention to integrating the red gene into the blood of youth, so that the vast number of young people can "establish the lofty ambition of having a strong country and be upright, glorious and proud Chinese."

"Don't be afraid of hardship, not be afraid of difficulties, not be afraid of the cruelty of the enemy! We grew up in the War of Resistance, and everything was for the War of Resistance..." In front of the Xin'an Tour Group History Memorial Hall in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, several children wearing red scarves sang "Xin'an March".

In October 1935, a group of students from Xin'an Primary School in Huai'an, Jiangsu formed the "Xin'an Travel Group" and embarked on a long journey in the crisis of the country, using various literary and artistic forms to carry out anti-Japanese propaganda. In that era of famine and crisis, when you walk out of the school gate, not only is it difficult to guarantee safety, but you can’t even eat if you can’t do it well, but the children’s words are hot and persistent: “If you beg for food, we are not afraid!” “You must also promote the anti-Japanese war!”

On the eve of June 1st in 2021, the Young Pioneers of Xin'an Primary School received a reply from General Secretary Xi Jinping, which mentioned that glorious past. The General Secretary pointed out that the Xin'an Tour Group "encouraged the people to fight against Japan and save the nation, publicize the party's propositions, and demonstrated the spirit of patriotism and progress."

At the 2023 National People's Congress and the People's Political Consultative Conference, Zhang Dadong, a member of the National People's Congress and principal of Xin'an Primary School, reported to the General Secretary about the school's inheritance of the red gene. When he heard that the school "showed in Huai'an and Nanjing, and planned to tour the whole country along the footsteps of the new brigade", the General Secretary expressed his affirmation: "That means that your drama is still good."

Sing a song "Xin'an Travel Group Song", listen to a history class of "Xin'an Travel Group", visit the Xin'an Travel Group History Memorial Hall... Keeping in mind the instructions of the General Secretary, Xin'an Primary School insists on using red resources to nourish students and allow the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan to be passed on forever.

Lead and carry forward the spirit

Provide spiritual impetus for building a strong country and national rejuvenation, provide spiritual support for strengthening and improving the Party’s leadership in the new era, and provide spiritual foundation for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind

Today, how should we carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance?

The great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan is full of red genes and inspires the righteousness of heaven and earth. "It is always a powerful spiritual driving force that inspires the Chinese people to overcome all difficulties and obstacles and strive to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

——Promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance and provide spiritual impetus for building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

Take a sightseeing train, depart from the former site of the Anti-Japanese Base Area in eastern Zhejiang, pass through the flower sea orchard, leisure farm, bypass the pink walls, black tiles, small bridges and flowing water... Participate in the red tourism of Hengkantou Village, Liangnong Town, Yuyao City, Zhejiang Province, and walk along the way.

In recent years, holding two reply letters from Comrade Xi Jinping, the villagers of Hengkantou have a bright future and strong strength.

Hengkantou Village was once the location of the leadership organs of the Anti-Japanese Base Area in eastern Zhejiang. "There are many mountains and rocks, so you can go uphill when you go out." This place is suitable for dealing with the enemy in war years, but is not conducive to development in peace years. There is no cement road in the village, and every household lives on potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkins. "Horizontal and horizontal, horizontal and vertical, look horizontal and vertical, look no further."

How to develop? How to solve the problem? It has made the local party organizations and villagers worry.

"Old area", "fine tradition", "hard struggle", "self-reliance"... In 2003, after reading the reply from Comrade Xi Jinping, then Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, and connecting these words, everyone suddenly became clear: "During the War of Resistance Against Japan, all the difficulties have come through. Today, the conditions are better, how can you fall behind!"

Do it as soon as you say it.

The road is a disadvantage, and we will work together to overcome difficulties. A red tourism highway leads directly to the village;

Resources have advantages, "making the soul with red and making gold with green", embarking on a new path of development of "red tourism characteristic agriculture".

"Hongcun in East Zhejiang" has changed a lot.

"I feel very pleased." In 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping wrote back, encouraging all party members of Hengkantou Village to "work together with the villagers, work hard and work hard, combine their own reality, give full play to their own advantages, and strive to build a prosperous, civilized and livable beautiful countryside."

"Struggling with difficulties is a material struggle and a spiritual confrontation." Our country is in a critical period of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. On the road ahead, we must cross more "Loushanguan", "Lazikou" and prevent more "black swans" and "grey rhino". "We must carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, with the determination and courage to overwhelm all difficulties without being overwhelmed by them, dare to fight, be good at creating, and persevere in striving for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation until the final victory is achieved."

——Carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan and provide spiritual support for strengthening and improving the Party’s leadership in the new era.

This is a different experience of a book.

In the autumn of 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping brought up a historical fact at the former revolutionary site of Yangjiagou, Yulin, Shaanxi. In the late period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the book "The Three Hundred Years of Jiashen Festival" which evaluated Li Zi's success encountered two treatments in Chongqing and Yan'an. One side abandoned it as if it was a waste of money, and the Kuomintang newspaper even issued an article to attack. On the other hand, Comrade Mao Zedong used it as a study document for rectification and asked his comrades to take it as a warning.

This is a different attitude towards a meal.

Mr. Chen Ka-kee, a famous patriotic overseas Chinese, was called "a generation of leader and role model in the overseas Chinese community" by General Secretary Xi Jinping. In 1940, Mr. Chen Jiageng led a delegation to his country to express condolences. In Chongqing, the National Government allocated special funds for reception, and almost every day of the banquet, but Chen Jiageng was frowning and issued a statement on the banquet in the newspaper for three consecutive days. When he arrived in Yan'an, Comrade Mao Zedong invited him to dinner in the open-air yard outside the cave. Cabbage, salty rice, and a bowl of chicken soup. This was specially sent by the old lady from the neighbor who learned that Chairman Mao had a distant guest. Witnessing the "Yan'an style", Chen Jiageng concluded: "China's hope is in Yan'an!"

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Communist Party of China attached great importance to strengthening and improving the Party's leadership, and with its advanced nature, it forged the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan. To carry forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan in the new era, we must firmly support the "two establishments", resolutely implement the "two safeguards", be brave in self-revolution, and govern the Party comprehensively and strictly, ensuring that the Party always becomes the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

——Promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan and provide a spiritual foundation for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Rescuing British prisoners of war on the ship "Lisbon Maru" is a history that General Secretary Xi Jinping is very familiar with.

On October 2, 1942, Zhoushan fisherman Lin Agen was doing farm work on the mountain. "Boom!" A loud noise came from the nearby sea, and many people could be seen vaguely struggling in the water.

It turned out that the Lisbon Maru ship carrying British prisoners of war was accidentally hit by a torpedo of the US submarine, and the Japanese army escorted abandoned the ship and fled.

Lin Agen ran down the mountain road, pulled out a small wooden fishing boat and began to save people. "I pulled up one when I saw someone floating over, and pulled another when I saw one."

At that time, 198 fishermen from three small islands including Qinghama Island in Zhoushan rescued 384 British prisoners of war from the sea.

The British prisoners of war were soaked and trembling. The half-hungry and half-full fishermen all year round came out to take out the sweet potatoes at home, cook porridge and send them over; they took out the blue coarse cloth at home, and sewed them into clothes overnight.

"The touching deeds of the British prisoners of war in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China's Zhoushan fishermen bravely rescued the Lisbon Maru ship in 1942, which is an important witness to China and Britain fighting side by side as allies in World War II, fighting together against fascist aggression," General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized.

The victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan is the common result of China's mutual assistance and joint efforts with the peace and justice-loving countries and peoples in the world. "The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has great significance from the very beginning to save human civilization and defend world peace." General Secretary Xi Jinping mentioned the deeds of international friends who helped China's war of resistance by the Soviet Air Force, the US "Flying Tigers", Canada's Bethune, Germany's John Rabe, Denmark's Bernhard Schinderberg, and also told the stories of Chinese people such as Mao Anying, Zhu Min, and Tang Duo supporting the Allied forces' war.

Destiny is connected and weal and woe are shared. The great spirit of the War of Resistance not only embodies the sense of community with a shared future for the Chinese nation, but also embodies the sense of community with a shared future for mankind; it is not only the spiritual basis for safeguarding the victorious achievements of the world anti-fascist war, but also the spiritual basis for building a community with a shared future for mankind.

In today's world, a century of changes have accelerated. We must gain enlightenment from the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japan, "Be an advocate of the concept of peace and an actor in peaceful development, and contribute wisdom and strength to the promotion of the building of a community with a shared future for mankind."

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Southwest of Beijing, on the banks of Lugou Bridge, the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

5,098 black and white photos are made into a giant image wall, showing the Chinese nation's anti-epidemic process of the war of resistance. As the light and shadow change, the torch pattern illuminates on the image wall. The raging flames seemed to be a powerful spiritual power rising from the unyielding spine and the hot blood.

After 5,098 days and 14 years of bloody battles, the Chinese people carried forward the great spirit of the War of Resistance, won the first complete victory in fighting foreign invasions in modern times, and forged a historical turning point from Jiuyuan Bandang, a hundred years of land sinking to a phoenix nirvana, and rebirth of fire.

Looking back at the way we came, a cluster of spiritual fires ignited at the time of national danger, burning through the dark night and igniting the dawn of victory.

Looking ahead, only by continuing to inspire the great spirit can we overcome obstacles and support new historical achievements—

"Promote the great spirit of the War of Resistance and forge ahead bravely towards the glorious other shore of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation"!

(Reporters of our newspaper Lin Xiaoxi and Xu Hangyan participated in the interview and writing)