China to unveil cultural events marking 80th anniversary of victory against Japanese aggression, fascism

Photo shows the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. (Photo/China's State Council Information Office)

(ECNS) -- China will hold an evening gala on Sept. 3 in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, according to China's State Council Information Office on Thursday.

Officials from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the National Radio and Television Administration, as well as a vice president of the China Media Group and president of the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, participated in the press conference.

They briefed the media on a themed commemorative exhibition, outstanding cultural works and related events.

The event will be jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the China Media Group, the Political Work Department of the China Military Commission and the Beijing municipal government, according to the State Council Information Office.

China designated Sept. 3 as Victory Day to mark the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on Sept. 2, 1945.

(By Gong Weiwei)