"The blood of the martyrs is sprinkled with our soil. The loess is stained with dirt, and your loyal bones are buried. When the heroes are gone, we mourn our people. The martyrs are with the people, and they comfort your loyal souls." These words are engraved on the Martyr Zhao S

"The blood of the martyrs is sprinkled with our soil. The loess is stained with dirt, and your loyal bones are buried. When the heroes are gone, we mourn our people. The martyrs are with the people, and they comfort your loyal souls." These words are engraved in Zhao Shengming, Zhengding, Hebei On the Martyrs Monument.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has issued a series of important instructions to promote the work of commending and commemorating heroes and martyrs. In 2014, the Martyrs' Day was established to strengthen the construction and protection of martyrs' memorial facilities. The work of sorting and collecting the remains of the unknown martyrs was systematically carried out, and the work of returning the remains of the volunteers to the country was carried out in an orderly manner. The souls of heroes who died in a foreign land were finally buried with the honor of the country.

Every year on the Martyrs’ Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders will go to the Monument to the People’s Heroes to remember and pay homage to the martyrs.

"The heroic spirit of heaven and earth remains awe-inspiring for thousands of years." A promising nation cannot be without heroes, and a promising country cannot be without pioneers. All national heroes, including the heroes of the Anti-Japanese War, are the backbone of the Chinese nation. Their deeds and spirit are powerful forces that inspire us to move forward.

Source: CCTV News Client