[Explanation] July 7, 2022 is the 85th anniversary of the "July 7 Incident".

In the afternoon of the same day, many people came to visit the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression next to the Lugou Bridge where the incident occurred.

  [Concurrent] Visitors to the exhibition

  Because today is "July 7", a commemoration of the period of the Anti-Japanese War, as a Chinese, you should come and take a look at this time every year, and not forget the national humiliation.

  [Concurrent] Visitors to the exhibition

  Isn't today the anniversary of the "July 7 Incident"? We also want to bring our children to visit and express our patriotism in our hearts.

  [Explanation] In the afternoon of the same day, the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and 18 memorial halls of the Anti-Japanese War in Beijing jointly launched the "Mark of the Beacon Fire-Beijing Anti-Japanese War Theme Area Special Exhibition" officially opened to the public.

This exhibition displays 200 fine photos and 50 pieces (sets) of precious cultural relics.

  [Concurrent] Luo Cunkang, curator of the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

  This exhibition is our Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall and the Party History Research Office of the Municipal Party Committee. It has preliminarily sorted out more than 160 important anti-Japanese war relics and memorial facilities in Beijing, focusing on showing the anti-Japanese war process of the people of Peiping under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the mainstay role played by the Communist Party of China. , and Beijing's great achievements in protecting and utilizing the historical and cultural resources of the Anti-Japanese War.

  [Explanation] In the special exhibition, many precious cultural relics attract people to stop and watch.

  [Concurrent] Luo Cunkang, curator of the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

  This is the report of the American "Life" magazine on the Eighth Route Army's war of resistance, which is extremely precious.

We usually see a lot of photos of the bloody battlefields of the Eighth Route Army, and rarely see the daily life of us soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

Here we see some of them washing their faces, some studying, and some playing table tennis, maintaining the spirit of revolutionary optimism.

  [Concurrent] Ma Xingda, staff member of the Historical Research Department of the Memorial Hall of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression

  During the Lugouqiao War, the Chinese soldiers and civilians held on to Wanping City. This steel helmet was the one worn by the soldiers of the 29th Army at that time.

It was unearthed when the Wanping City Wall was repaired in 1985. There are many large and small bullet holes on this steel helmet. Along with the steel helmet, 17 bullets were unearthed, which witnessed the fierce battle at Lugou Bridge at that time.

  [Explanation] The audiences of the exhibition are of different ages, and there are even students who come to watch the exhibition from other places. After visiting the exhibition, everyone has a deep feeling.

  【Concurrent period】College students visiting the exhibition

  I came to Beijing from Dalian to play, and my understanding of the war against Japan has deepened, and I feel more and more that China is very remarkable, and our martyrs are very worthy of admiration.

  [Concurrent] Visitors to the exhibition

  Now that our nation has risen, as modern people, we should remember history and strengthen our confidence.

  [Concurrent] Primary school students who visited the exhibition

  It feels so cruel, I hope the war will not happen again, I want to study hard every day and do something within my power.

  Reported by Dong Zeyu and Xu Jing in Beijing

Responsible editor: [Chen Wentao]