China held a series of commemorations on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

People lay flowers for nameless martyrs on the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Shanghai, Sept 3, 2020. (CHEN FEI / XINHUA)

People's Liberation Army Navy soldiers strike a bell to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Shanghai, Sept 3, 2020. (CHEN FEI / XINHUA)

Pupils lay flowers on the tombs of nameless martyrs to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Shanghai, Sept 3, 2020. (CHEN FEI / XINHUA)

War veteran Shu Rong pays tribute to martyrs on the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, Sept 3, 2020. (ZHOU MI / XINHUA)

Pupils attend a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, Sept 3, 2020. (ZHOU MI / XINHUA)

Visitors look at exhibits in the Museum of Evidence of War Crimes by Japanese Army Unit 731 in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, Sept 3, 2020. (ZHANG TAO / XINHUA)