120th anniversary draws visitors to Jiawu War navy headquarters

The number of visitors to Liugong Island, the navy's headquarters during the First Sino-Japanese War, has seen a year-on-year double-digit increase during the first half of this year, according to an official of the Liugong Island management committee.

"The increase should be attributed to the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the war," says Zhou Degang, deputy director of the Liugong Island committee.

The number of visitors fell by 16 percent in 2013 compared with 2012, but Zhou predicts the number this year will increase by at least 15 percent to reach 1.5 million.