The audience stand up and applause for veterans from home and abroad as they step into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept 3, 2015. An evening gala is held in Beijing on Sept 3, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. (Photo: chinadaily.com.cn/Wang Zhuangfei)
