Veteran Shao Jingdou, 101, makes a military salute in front of a tomb of the unknown soldiers at the Relics Park of the Tai'erzhuang Battle during a ceremony to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the victory of the battle in Tai'erzhuang, east China's Shandong Province, April 8, 2015. The Tai'erzhuang Battle, a battle of the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1845) in 1938 between Chinese and Japanese armies, was the first major Chinese victory of the war. It humiliated the Japanese military and its reputation as an invincible force. Meanwhile, it greatly boosted morale of Chinese people. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei) |