China's national flag flies at half-mast to mourn Nanjing Massacre victims

China’s national flag was raised and then lowered at half-mast during a memorial ceremony in east China’s Nanjing City on Saturday to mourn the Nanjing Massacre victims killed during the Japanese aggression in the 1930s-1940s in China.

Saturday marked the national memorial day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, which was formally established on Feb 27, 2014, by the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress, designating Dec 13 as an annual day of remembrance through legislative procedure.

This year’s observance carried particular significance, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.