Visitors present flowers to pay tribute to revolutionary martyrs at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- On Sept. 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang and accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for the attack. Later that night, they bombarded barracks near Shenyang, starting the bloody invasion. Various activities are held on Sept. 18 in commemoration of the September 18 Incident 90 years ago that marked the start of Japan's 14-year invasion of China.
A bell-tolling ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the September 18 Incident is held at the September 18 Incident History Museum in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
A bell-tolling ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the September 18 Incident is held at the September 18 Incident History Museum in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Vehicles stop and drivers blow their horns to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the September 18 Incident in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)
People attend a bell-tolling ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the September 18 Incident at the September 18 Incident History Museum in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Visitors view exhibits at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Visitors present flowers to pay tribute to revolutionary martyrs at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Students pay a silent tribute amid sounded sirens at the square of the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 18, 2021. Unit 731 is a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Japanese Imperial Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during World War II. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
Students visit the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 18, 2021. Unit 731 is a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Japanese Imperial Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during World War II. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)■
