Chinese nationwide has held anti-war activities on Thursday to mark the 68th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.

 

　　CRI's Lucy Du has more.

 

　　August 15, 1945 marked the end of the Chinese war against Japanese aggression.

 

　　Former Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced in a radio address that the country would surrender to the Allies 68 years ago.

 

　　People have visited war memorial halls in China to mourn those who died in the war.

 

　　73 year old Zuo Taibei is the daughter of Commander Zuo Quan, the highest-ranking military personnel died in the war against Japanese aggression.

 

　　She has arrived at a War Memorial Hall in Beijing early Thursday morning.

 

　　"Losing my father at such an early age is the biggest regret in my life. He is a hero in the war of anti-Japanese aggression. But as a family, nobody else can understand how much a child was hurt when she lost her beloved father."

 

　　An international peace assembly was held in Jinagsu Province's capital of Nanjing on Thursday.

 

　　Many students gathered at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall to mourn the 300-thousand people who died in the massacre.

 

　　"I can feel that our soldiers have gone through very tough battles. I prefer a peaceful world."

 

　　"Too many people were died at that time. I would like to do all I can to make my mother country stronger."

 

　　Not only Chinese people, but some Japanese peace groups have also attended memorial activities during the past two decades.

 

　　Zhu Chengshan is manager of the massacre memorial hall.

 

　　"Although the Sino-Japan relationship has encountered some difficulties recently, I'm still glad to see increasing exchanges between non-governmental groups and young people from the two countries."

 

　　Zhu also says he wants more and more youth from Japan to know the truth of this part of the history.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Lucy Du.