BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) - China on Tuesday marked the 89th anniversary of the beginning of its whole-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression.

Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, presided over a ceremony at the Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression near the Lugou Bridge, where the historic Lugou Bridge Incident took place 89 years ago.

Visitors view the stone lion statues on the Lugou Bridge in Beijing, China, July 6, 2026. (Photo: VCG)

On July 7, 1937, Japanese soldiers attacked Chinese forces at the Lugou Bridge, marking the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and China's whole-nation resistance against the Japanese invaders.

At 9 a.m., the ceremony began with China's national anthem. Poems were recited and songs were performed by students from the capital to express the younger generation's resolve to faithfully follow the Party, carry forward the spirit of the heroes and martyrs, and advance China's modernization.

Attendees offered floral tributes and bowed to pay their respects to those who had laid down their lives in fighting the Japanese aggression.

The ceremony was attended by about 500 people, including family members of military officers and martyrs in the war, students and service personnel.