Published: 15:56, August 28, 2025 | Updated: 16:48, August 28, 2025
Standing together for peacebuilding
By Wang Zhan
A woman takes photos during a media preview of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG - An exhibition highlighting the contribution of Guangdong and Hong Kong to the nation in defeating Japanese militarists is set to open on Friday as part of the activities to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.
The event, titled Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong, takes visitors through a historical journey of resisting aggression and saving the nation with a range of cultural relics, showcasing a close bond and a shared root between Guangdong and Hong Kong.
Running until July 8, 2026 with free admission, the event is jointly organized by the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History and the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence.
China Daily's photographer Andy Chong took the photos during a media preview on Thursday.
A cloth chest badge of the Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column is seen during a media preview of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)A commemorative badge for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column is seen during a media preview of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)A message board for heros of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is seen during a media preview of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)A screen for interactive dialogue with AI veteran soldiers is seen during a media preview of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)A chess game about fighting against aggression is seen during a media preview of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)(From left) Yi Xibing, curator of the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History; Terence Cheung Yui-sum, head of the Chinese Culture Promotion Office; and Rebecca Cheung Nga-yan, curator of the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence, attend a press conference of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Yi Xibing, curator of the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History speaks during a press conference of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Terence Cheung Yui-sum, head of the Chinese Culture Promotion Office, speaks during a press conference of the “Standing Together for Peacebuilding: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the War of Resistance in Guangdong and Hong Kong” exhibition in Hong Kong on Aug 28, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
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