I will never forget this day!

July 7, 2022

It is the 85th anniversary of the July 7 Incident

The smoke of gunpowder has long since dissipated, and the mountains and rivers are no longer in jeopardy

But the Chinese have a deep understanding of that history

Always Remember

The picture shows the Chinese troops stationed in Wanping City rushing to Lugou Bridge to resist the Japanese army. (Data picture)

July 7, 1937

The excuse was that some soldiers were missing during a drill near Marco Polo Bridge.

The Japanese army forcibly demanded to enter Wanping County to search

After being sternly rejected by the Chinese defenders

Japanese troops bombarded Wanping City

Created the "July 7 Incident" that shocked China and the world

Image source: CCTV National Memory video screenshot

July 8, 1937

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a telegram:

“My fellow countrymen across China!

Pingjin is in crisis!

North China is in crisis!

The Chinese nation is in crisis!

Only when the whole nation fights the war

This is our way out!"

Image source: CCTV National Memory

"Marco Polo Bridge! Marco Polo Bridge!

The survival of the country depends on this bridge!"

The Chinese defenders fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army

If you don't have bullets, you can just use a sword.

Hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese

Two platoons of more than 80 Chinese defenders

Finally, all died in the bridgehead position

The picture shows Chinese soldiers in the fortifications at the Marco Polo Bridge. (File photo)

July 28

With the support of aircraft and artillery

The Japanese invaders attacked

The Nanyuan, Beiyuan, and Xiyuan in the suburbs of Beiping

The Chinese 29th Army launched a fierce attack

In more than 5 hours of fierce fighting

The Chinese defenders suffered more than 2,000 casualties

Fall of Peking

After the Chinese army retreated, the Japanese army passed through the Marco Polo Bridge. (File photo)

The sound of gunfire at Marco Polo Bridge

It became the clarion call for the Chinese nation to mobilize for the war of resistance

Inside and outside the Great Wall, north and south of the Yangtze River, and both sides of the Yellow River

The anti-Japanese anger is everywhere

The Chinese nation sacrificed its flesh and blood.

Fight to the death,

New Great Walls were built!

The people in the base area created a tunnel warfare. Every home and every village was connected, like a steel underground Great Wall. Photo by Shi Shaohua

Please remember

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression from 1937 to 1945

The total number of Chinese military and civilian casualties is more than 35.879 million

Among them, more than 4.13 million soldiers were killed or wounded.

More than 22.499 million civilian casualties

More than 8 million Chinese laborers were abducted by the Japanese invaders

More than 100,000 Hong Kong compatriots,

Taiwan compatriots more than 1.15 million

Killed or disabled by the Japanese Army

Among the more than 40,000 Chinese laborers taken to Japan

Nearly 7,000 people died in Japan

Chinese troops fought back against the Japanese attack at Marco Polo Bridge. (File photo)

Most of China was trampled by the Japanese army

More than 930 cities were occupied

42 million refugees are homeless

The Japanese army looted 33.5 million tons of steel from China

Coal: 586 million tons

100 million cubic meters of wood

Image source: CCTV National Memory video screenshot

The Japanese invaders brought disaster to China

Direct economic losses exceed $100 billion

Indirect economic losses of more than 500 billion US dollars

During the Japanese invasion of China

A blatant violation of international law

Use chemical weapons on Chinese military and civilians

Covering 18 provinces

There are more than 2,000 battles with accurate records.

Thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed or injured

The picture shows the Japanese army bombarding Wanping City. (File photo)

China's rear-line and front-line battlefields were

More than 200 major battles

Nearly 200,000 battles of varying sizes

Annihilated more than 1.54 million Japanese troops

About 200 million Japanese troops were killed in World War II.

70% of the casualties

August 15, 1945

Japan declares unconditional surrender

Until surrender

Japan's overseas invading troops totaled 3.52 million

About 1.28 million Japanese troops surrendered to China

More than the combined Japanese forces in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

The picture shows the remains of the old bridge deck of Lugou Bridge. (Data picture)

On this one-kilometer stone slab road at Lugou Bridge

There were refugees’ footsteps

There are the iron hooves of invaders

There are also Chinese defenders defending their country.

The figure who rose up in resistance

A high-speed train is passing through the Yongding River Railway Viaduct near the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service

Today

85 years have passed since the July 7 Incident

The smoke from the Marco Polo Bridge has long since dissipated

Stone lions with the marks of time

Witnessed the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation

The country is getting stronger day by day

But the memory never fades

History still resonates

Never forget the national sacrifice and cherish the memory of the martyrs!

Let’s revitalize China and become stronger!

Source: China News Service, China News Network, CCTV News, People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV National Memory