[Explanation] In order to commemorate and cherish the memory of the anti-Japanese aviation martyrs, inherit and carry forward the patriotic spirit, on April 2nd, the 2021 Ching Ming dynasty tribute to the anti-Japanese aviation martyrs was held at the Nanjing Anti-Japanese Aviation Martyrs Memorial Hall.

　　[Explanation] The ceremony was solemn and solemn. All personnel bowed to the anti-Japanese aviation martyrs three times to express their memory and admiration for the dead.

According to Qin Wei, a descendant of the anti-Japanese aviation martyr, his grandfather, Qin Shaoting, was the chief mechanic of the National Revolutionary Army Air Force. In January 1945, Qin Shaoting died while fighting against the Japanese in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. He was only 37 years old.

　　[Concurrent period] Qin Wei, descendant of anti-Japanese aviation martyr

　　I heard from my grandma that grandpa sent a mechanic to get on the plane at the airport. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in 1945, the man he wanted to send fell ill. Under such circumstances, he went on board the plane without hesitation. Never come back later.

　　[Commentary] Qin Wei told reporters that she often heard stories about the War of Resistance from her family. On that day, she also brought a bunch of yellow chrysanthemums to remember her ancestors and pray for peace.

　　[Concurrent period] Qin Wei, descendant of anti-Japanese aviation martyr

　　The annual memorial service during the Ching Ming Dynasty is a tradition in our family, but because of the epidemic, I was invited to be a representative in the family to pay homage to our ancestors. (We must) remember history and cherish peace. .

　　[Explanation] The Nanjing Aviation Martyrs Cemetery, located at the northern foot of the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, was built in 1932.

In August 1995, the "Monument of Anti-Japanese Aviation Martyrs" was completed next to Nanjing Aviation Martyrs Cemetery.

There are 30 monuments attached to the monument. These 3-meter-high black granite steles are engraved in Chinese, Russian, and English with more than 3,000 Chinese, American, and Soviet airlines who died from the Songhu War of Resistance to September 1945. A brief introduction to the fame of the martyrs and their life stories.

　　Reporter Ge Yong from Nanjing, Jiangsu

Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]