China marks 65th anniversary of victory against Japanese invasion
20:21, September 03, 2010 
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Soldiers and citizens attend a ceremony to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Changsha, China's Hunan province, Sept 3, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)
Top Chinese leaders paid homage to the Chinese soldiers who died fighting Japanese aggression during the Second World War Friday, the 65th anniversary of the Japanese surrender to China.
At the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, Chinese President Hu Jintao, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao and other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee - Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang - presented bouquets to honor the war martyrs.
Veterans, foreigners who helped China fight the Japanese invaders and other citizens also mourned the martyrs with silent tribute.
Across China Friday, people from all walks of lives mourned the martyrs at various ceremonies.
In Nanjing, citizens bowed and presented flowers to air force martyrs in front of the monument for aviators who fought the Japanese invaders.
Qin Penghong, 77, came with his sister and daughter to mourn their father, who died serving as the mechanical director of the Kuomingtang's air force.
"Our family is proud of him and I always tell his story to my children and grandchildren," he said.
The Nanjing Anti-Japanese Aviation Museum and Nanjing Aviator Association are compiling a catalogue of 4,294 aviator martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the joint fight against the Japanese invasion of China.
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（Editor：张茜）
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