For 28-year-old Cheng Cheng from Shandong province, Thursday's parade in Tian'anmen Square was an unforgettable honor.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Chorus performed eight patriotic songs during the military parade on Thursday.
Song of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Military and Political University
Lieutenant Li Yiming, a musician in the PLA navy, said it was an honor to salute war heroes and veterans through music.
Hard-won triumph remembered 70 years later as nation, friends embrace peace
People's Daily, the Communist Party of China's official newspaper, has forcefully repudiated suggestions that China is showing off its military muscle and that too much is being spent on the commemorative ceremony and military parade on Thursday in Beijing.
Weather experts around the Beijing region are combining their resources to provide accurate weather forecasts for Thursday's victory parade.
Tailors from a leading uniform supplier fanned across the country to complete a unique project for the Sept 3 military parade that marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).
China's contribution to victory in World War II is "huge", said Robert Frank, secretary-general of the 22nd International Congress of Historical Sciences on Thursday at Jinan, Shandong province.
The People's Liberation Army has punished 15 people for spreading military-related rumors online, according to PLA Daily.
China has simplified procedures for international travelers who drive cars through the country, making it more practical.
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