How a teenage clerk turned into a war veteran

Guo Shaojun, a war veteran, was among those honored by the government on the 70th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).

But owing to his poor health, the 91-year-old couldn't participate in the grand military parade on Sept 3, when his fellow war heroes were cheered by the public as they sat on a bus moving along Chang'an Avenue, the city's arterial road that served as the commemoration venue.

Ahead of the parade, Guo told China Daily that the day held a special meaning for him as a part of history.