Thoughts turn to war victims, martyrs

Chinese people across the country honored the nation's heroes and victims who sacrificed their lives during times of war on Tomb Sweeping Day on Sunday.

A website opened by the central government to commemorate these honored dead has had nearly 200 million visits, and thousands of visitors posted comments praising the martyrs' contributions to the country.

On the Twitter-like micro blog platform Sina Weibo, "Commemorating the Martyrs" has become one of the trending topics. More than 657,000 netizens wrote comments and 5.6 million sent virtual wreaths.