Thirty-three veterans from the War of Resistance Against Japanese Invasion (1937–1945) attend an event to mark the 78th anniversary of the July 7 Incident, in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, July 5, 2015. The July 7 Incident, or Marco Polo Bridge Incident, marked the beginning of total war between China and Japan. Some of the veterans at the event had been involved in the conflict in Shanghai, Wuhan, Changsha, or Changhe, or they worked in logistics, communications, or medical services. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)
