In memory of the Nanjing Massacre victims, national flags are lowered to half-staff in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, on Thursday. (Photos: VCG)

December 13, 2018, is the fifth national Memorial Day for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

The memorial took place at the Memorial Hall for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

At 7 am, the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese Invaders held a ceremony to raise the national flag to half-staff. (Compiled by Dong Feng)