Nanjing Massacre victims mourned

A piercing air-raid siren echoed across Nanjing on Thursday morning as people stood still in the Jiangsu province capital to pay silent tribute to the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

In February 2014, China's top legislature, the National People's Congress Standing Committee, designated Dec 13 as National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims.

The commemoration, which marked 81 years since the massacre, was held at the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. More than 8,000 people attended the ceremony in the main hall.