国内英语资讯:China Focus: War warriors remembered on Tomb Sweeping Day
<p><span word="CHANGCHUN">CHANGCHUN</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 5-- <span word="Bringing">Bringing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span>' <span word="tomb">tomb</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Changchun">Changchun</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jilin">Jilin</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monument">monument</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warriors">warriors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sacrificed">sacrificed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deceased">deceased</span> <span word="heros">heros</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p><span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="Qingming">Qingming</span>, <span word="Tomb">Tomb</span>-<span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mourn">mourn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="tombs">tombs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Martyrs">Martyrs</span>' <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 30, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="graveyards">graveyards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Qingming">Qingming</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Guoxin">Guoxin</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="tombs">tombs</span> <span word="of">of</span> 13 <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="Hunchun">Hunchun</span> <span word="City">City</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 13 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1938. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gravestones">gravestones</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surname">surname</span> "<span word="Lang">Lang</span>."</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="wiping">wiping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gravestone">gravestone</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="weeds">weeds</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tombs">tombs</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="weeds">weeds</span>, <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span>, <span word="descendants">descendants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="martyrs">martyrs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commemorative">commemorative</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="recital">recital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Resistance">Resistance</span> <span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Aggression">Aggression</span>.</p>
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