The Memorial Museum of Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War has
received more than 90,000 visitors over the last two months when
China commemorated the victory over Japanese invaders, up 74
percent from the same period of last year, according to a museum
official.
Meanwhile, more than 2,000 people visited the memorial museum on
Monday, the Victory Day of Anti-Japanese War.
The museum is expected an attendance surge on Sept. 18 when the
Japanese army began its assault on China and seized three northeast
provinces in 1931.
The official said the museum held a series of activities in July
and August to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the outbreak of
China's War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945) on July 7 and
the Victory Day on Aug. 15 when Japan announced its surrender to
the world.
The museum simulated the wartime scenarios by displaying the
information of Japanese war criminals, oil paintings and sculptures
via exhibits, slide shows and video and audio records.
Statistics showed the museum this year has received more than
200,000 visitors.
The Japanese army in China formally surrendered to the Chinese
government on Sept. 3, 1945. The day was appointed the national
commemoration day of victory over the Japanese invaders.
(Xinhua News Agency September 5, 2007)