China ratifies national days on anti-Japanese war victory, Nanjing Massacre (2/7)

Citizens attend a candlelight vigil at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 12, 2013. September 3 was ratified as the national day to mark the victory of the Chinese People's War Against Japanese Aggression and December 13 was ratified as the national memorial day for the Nanjing Massacre victims, according to two decisions made at the three-day session of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, which ended on Thursday. (Xinhua/Sun Can)