SHENYANG - Twenty-seven guards fired 12 rounds in salute on Saturday morning, their rifles echoing across the solemn grounds of a martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, in tribute to fallen heroes.

The volleys honored 30 Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers who lost their lives in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953). More than 70 years later, their remains were laid to rest at the CPV martyrs' cemetery in Shenyang.

The burial ceremony began at 10 am As the national anthem played, the guards of honor carrying the caskets of the fallen martyrs entered the cemetery.

The caskets were draped with the Five-star Red Flag, and participants bowed three times in solemn silence to honor the soldiers' remains.

More than 300 people, including representatives from central and local authorities, the military, war veterans and relatives of CPV martyrs, attended the ceremony.

The remains of the fallen soldiers were brought back to China from the Republic of Korea (ROK) aboard a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Y-20 transport aircraft on Friday.

Since 2014, China and the ROK have completed 12 consecutive handovers involving the remains of 1,011 CPV martyrs in the ROK, along with related artifacts.

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About 75 years ago, the CPV crossed the Yalu River and fought alongside the army and civilians of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. After an arduous fight that lasted almost three years, the CPV eventually won the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. More than 197,000 CPV soldiers were confirmed killed in the war.