Ceremony held to mark National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims(1/6)

A ceremony is held for China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

China held a national memorial ceremony on Tuesday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre committed by Japanese invaders after the fall of the Chinese capital in 1937.

China's national flag flies at half mast during the state memorial ceremony for China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

A ceremony is held for China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

A ceremony is held for China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

A ceremony is held for China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

A ceremony is held for China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 13, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)