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Evidence From Russia On Japanese Unit 731 - China

This undated photo shows some Russian-provided archive copies related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. China has received a batch of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, China's Central Archives said on Saturday. The archive copies from Russia include trial records of Unit 731 members, investigation reports on the unit's crimes, and internal official correspondence of Soviet authorities, covering the period running from May 11, 1939 to Dec. 25, 1950. Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Evidence From Russia On Japanese Unit 731 - China

This undated photo shows some Russian-provided archive copies related to the infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II. China has received a batch of Russian-provided evidence related to the infamous Unit 731, China's Central Archives said on Saturday. The archive copies from Russia include trial records of Unit 731 members, investigation reports on the unit's crimes, and internal official correspondence of Soviet authorities, covering the period running from May 11, 1939 to Dec. 25, 1950. Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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MOTORI - Auto Storiche - 1000Miglia - Stage 1

Tarcisio Bonomi (I) Marta Bonomi (I) with BMW 328 year 1939 during 1000Miglia - Stage 1, Historical Motors in Brescia, Italy, June 17 2025

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Pope Pius XI 's telephone (1922-1939) at the Vatican Museums in 2009. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Benin - Foreign Minister in Finland

The katakle in Vantaa, Finland on 4th November, 2024. The National Museum of Finland is preparing to return a katakle, a ceremonial royal stool which was received into the museum s collections in 1939, to the Republic of Benin. The katakle in the Finnish National Museum's collection originates from the Kingdom of Dahomey, which was founded in the 17th century. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Benin - Foreign Minister in Finland

Benin's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olushegun Adjadi Bakari (R) and Alain Godonou, Director of the Museums of Benin view the katakle (front) in Vantaa, Finland on 4th November, 2024. The National Museum of Finland is preparing to return a katakle, a ceremonial royal stool which was received into the museum s collections in 1939, to the Republic of Benin. The katakle in the Finnish National Museum's collection originates from the Kingdom of Dahomey, which was founded in the 17th century. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Benin - Foreign Minister in Finland

The katakle in Vantaa, Finland on 4th November, 2024. The National Museum of Finland is preparing to return a katakle, a ceremonial royal stool which was received into the museum s collections in 1939, to the Republic of Benin. The katakle in the Finnish National Museum's collection originates from the Kingdom of Dahomey, which was founded in the 17th century. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Benin - Foreign Minister in Finland

Elina Anttila (L), Director General of the National Museum, Benin's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olushegun Adjadi Bakari (R) and Alain Godonou, Director of the Museums of Benin view the katakle (front) in Vantaa, Finland on 4th November, 2024. The National Museum of Finland is preparing to return a katakle, a ceremonial royal stool which was received into the museum s collections in 1939, to the Republic of Benin. The katakle in the Finnish National Museum's collection originates from the Kingdom of Dahomey, which was founded in the 17th century. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CALCIO - Serie B - US Salernitana vs Cesena FC

Petar Stojanovic of US Salernitana 1939 competes for the ball with Sydney van Hooijdonk of Cesena FC during the Soccer BKT between US Salernitana 1919 vs Cesena FC at Arechi Stadium

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CALCIO - Serie B - US Salernitana vs Spezia Calcio

Petar Stojanovic in action of US Salernitana 1939 in action during the Soccer BKT between US Salernitana 1919 vs Spezia Calcio at Arechi Stadium

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CALCIO - Serie B - US Salernitana vs Spezia Calcio

Petar Stojanovic of US Salernitana 1939 competes for the ball with during the Soccer BKT between US Salernitana 1919 vs Spezia Calcio at Arechi Stadium

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- Serie B - US Salernitana vs AC Pisa

Petar Stojanovic of US Salernitana 1939 competes for the ball with Stefano Moreo of AC Pisa during the Soccer BKT between US Salernitana 1919 vs AC Pisa at Arechi Stadium

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang is pictured at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of h

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang poses for a photo with his wife at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very hap

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang waters plants at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang plays with his grandchild at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang presents his ID card in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 7, 2021. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of his grandchildren at home and exercise occasio

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang uses a mobile phone at his house in Kundeling Street, Chengguan District of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take c

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Sichod Wangmo's happy life in China's Xizang after democratic reform

STORY: Sichod Wangmo's happy life in China's Xizang after democratic reform SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sichod Wangmo's family SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): SICHOD WANGMO, Resident in Damxung County, China's Xizang SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): SONAM NORDAR, Resident in Damxung County, China's Xizang SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): SONAM NORDAR, Resident in Damxung County, China's Xizang SOUNDBITE 4 (Tibetan): SICHOD WANGMO, Resident in Damxung County, China's Xizang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): SICHOD WANGMO, Resident in Damxung County, China's Xizang In the past (before 1959), people here barely had enough to eat. We lived in dire poverty while also having to help the serf owners with herding, rarely having a full stomach. My name is Sichod Wangmo and I'm 85 years old now. Sichod Wangmo used to be a serf in old Xizang Born in 1939, she has witnessed the tremendous changes that have taken place in Xizang over the

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81st World Science Fiction Convention concludes in Chengdu

STORY: 81st World Science Fiction Convention concludes in Chengdu DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the closing ceremony STORYLINE: The 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) concluded Sunday in Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Themed "Meet the Future," the five-day event highlighted the symbiotic relationship between science fiction and the city, presenting over 200 activities, panels and salons, the Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature. The convention has taken place annually since 1939 (except during WWII from 1942 to 1945). It is the first time for the world's largest and longest-running sci-fi gathering to come to China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China. (XHTV)

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Chinese sci-fi writer Hai Ya wins Hugo Award for Best Novelette

STORY: Chinese sci-fi writer Hai Ya wins Hugo Award for Best Novelette DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2023 Hugo Awards STORYLINE: The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for "The Space-Time Painter." The Hugo Awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction's prestigious awards. The Hugo Awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention, which is also responsible for administering them. This year, a total of 1,847 valid nominating ballots were received and counted from members of the 2022 and 2023 World Science Fiction Conventions for the 2023 Hugo Awards. The World Science Fiction Convention has taken place annually since 1939 (except during WWII from 1942 to 1945). It is the first time for the world's largest and

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Chinese piano maestro Liu Shikun honored with life achievement award in NYC

STORY: Chinese piano maestro Liu Shikun honored with life achievement award in NYC DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Liu Shikun playing the piano 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SHIKUN, Chinese piano maestro 3. various of the award 4. various of Liu Shikun playing the piano STORYLINE: Liu Shikun, an 84-year-old Chinese piano maestro, has been honored with the Most Outstanding Asian Artist Lifetime Achievement Award in New York City. Born in 1939, Liu is an outstanding composer, a distinguished arts educator and also a pioneer in U.S.-China cultural exchange. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SHIKUN, Chinese piano maestro "Receiving the award at such an advanced age has made me feel really encouraged. At this age, I can still continue to work and contribute to the development of music and art in China. For the friendly communication and cultural exchange between the peoples of China and the U.S., and for the cultural undertakings of the

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U.S.-TEXAS-DALLAS-AUTORAMA

(230220) -- DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man looks at a 1939 Chevrolet car at the 63rd AutoRama show in Dallas, Texas, the United States, Feb. 19, 2023. The event, held at the Dallas Market Hall, showcased hundreds of custom cars, classics, hot rods, trucks, motorcycles and race cars from Feb. 17 to 19. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua)

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Battles of Khalkhin Gol

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 25 Kyodo - File photo taken in July 1939 shows Japanese Imperial Army soldiers crawling forward near an abandoned Soviet tank on the border between Mongolia and Manchuria during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, undeclared Soviet-Japanese border conflicts known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident.

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Garden designer's sand ripple marks reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - The sand ripple marks of a Tofukuji Temple garden in Kyoto, western Japan, initially laid out by famous garden designer Mirei Shigemori in 1939, are reproduced on Oct. 24, 2014, in commemoration of the garden's designation as Japan's scenic beauty spot in June this year.

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Vatican archives

ROME, Italy - Emperor Showa's letter to Pope Pius XII in 1939 is displayed in an exhibition of Vatican archives that opened at Musei Capitolini in Rome on Feb. 29, 2012.

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Hitler assassination attempt monument

BERLIN, Germany - Photo shows a 17-meter-high steel monument representing the profile of Georg Elser (1903-45), which was unveiled in Berlin on Nov. 8, 2011. The carpenter attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler on the same day in 1939.

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Record-chasing Hakuho's winning streak ends at 63

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) is forced out of the ring by Kisenosato on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 15, 2010, ending his winning streak at 63 bouts and failing to surpass legendary yokozuna Futabayama's all-time mark of 69 consecutive wins set from 1936-1939.

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Record-chasing Hakuho's winning streak ends at 63

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kisenosato (front) forces Hakuho out of the ring on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 15, 2010, ending the Mongolian grand champion's winning streak at 63 bouts and shattering his hopes of surpassing legendary yokozuna Futabayama's all-time mark of 69 consecutive wins set from 1936-1939.

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Record-chasing Hakuho's winning streak ends at 63

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) is forced out of the ring by Kisenosato on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 15, 2010, ending his winning streak at 63 bouts and failing to surpass legendary yokozuna Futabayama's all-time mark of 69 consecutive wins set from 1936-1939.

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Hakuho wins 1st day of Kyushu tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (back) beats Tochinoshin, a Georgian wrestler, with an overarm throw on Nov. 14, 2010, the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, in Fukuoka, extending his winning streak to 63. The lone yokozuna moved within six wins of Futabayama's all-time mark set from 1936-1939.

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Hakuho a day after winning autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho holds a photo of the legendary Futabayama, who went on a 69-bout tear from 1936-1939, at a press conference at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Sept. 27, 2010, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record and extending his winning streak to 62 bouts.

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Hakuho a day after winning autumn sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho holds a photo of the legendary Futabayama, who went on a 69-bout tear from 1936-1939, at a press conference at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Sept. 27, 2010, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record and extending his winning streak to 62 bouts.

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Ex-villa of Sumitomo conglomerate burns down

YOKOHAMA, Japan - This photo shows a former villa of the 16th family head of the Sumitomo industrial conglomerate in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, which burned down early in the morning of March 15. No one lived in the wooden, two-story building, built in 1939 and designated as a nationally important cultural property. The police are investigating the fire on suspicion of arson.

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Ex-villa of Sumitomo conglomerate burns down

YOKOHAMA, Japan - This photo shows a former villa of the 16th family head of the Sumitomo industrial conglomerate in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, which burned down early in the morning of March 15. No one lived in the wooden, two-story building, built in 1939 and designated as a nationally important cultural property. The police are investigating the fire on suspicion of arson.

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Anti-Japanese painting goes on display in China

BEIJING, China - Sotheby's Evelyn Lin introduces ''Put Down Your Whip'' by Xu Beihong, painted in Singapore in 1939.

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Remains of soldiers who died in 1939 Nomonhan Incident back home

TOKYO, Japan - Relatives of those who died in the 1939 Battle of the River Halka, known as the Nomonhan Incident, pray as the remains of eight soldiers who died in the battle have been brought back to Japan and were placed at a mortuary inside the health ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 11. The remains were collected near the border of Mongolia and China.

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Einstein's letter to Roosevelt fetched $1.9 mil.

NEW YORK, United States - Albert Einstein's famous letter (photo) dated Aug. 2, 1939, to then U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in which Einstein wrote about the potential of a chain reaction using uranium for the ''construction of extremely powerful bombs,'' is sold for a record price of $1.9 million at Christie's auction in New York on March 27.

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China releases Japan papers on 277 human experiment victims

CHANGCHUN, China - An archive in northeastern China's Jilin Province has released classified documents on 277 prisoners of war who were subjected to the Imperial Japanese Army's ''Unit 731'' live biological warfare experiments during World War II, archive officials said Sept. 24. The 630 pages of documents drawn up by military police of the Guandong Army, Japan's field army, between May 1939 and May 1945, were released by the archive earlier this month.

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Morihiro Hosokawa

Born in January 1938, Hosokawa is a descendant of the Hosokawa daimyos, or feudal lords, who ruled Kumamoto, southern Japan, from 1632 to 1868. His grandfather Prince Fumimaro Konoe was prime minister from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1940 to 1941. Only one year and three months after launching his conservative Japan New Party with the aim of reorganizing Japan's political scene, Hosokawa became prime minister on Aug. 9, 1933, leading Japan's first coalition government in more than four decades. After serving as prime minister until April 28, 1994, he retired from politics in 1998.

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Last wartime overseas Chinese mechanic passes away

STORY: Last wartime overseas Chinese mechanic passes away DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiang Yinsheng and his home STORYLINE: Jiang Yinsheng, the last wartime overseas Chinese mechanic known as the Nanyang Volunteer, died at the age of 96 in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Saturday. The Nanyang Volunteers refer to some 3,000 overseas Chinese drivers and mechanics living in Southeast Asian countries who were rallied by famous business pioneer and philanthropist Tan Kah Kee to "help the motherland in her hour of need" in 1939 during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Jiang was born in Calcutta, India in 1927. During the war, he joined Nanyang Volunteers. These volunteers returned to China to help transport war supplies and carry out emergency repairs of vehicles along the 1,146-km Yunnan-Myanmar Road, a critical lifeline that became a major target of Japanese airstrikes. In 1949,

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Roll of Japanese chemical warfare unit disclosed

STORY: Roll of Japanese chemical warfare unit disclosed DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a roll of the Japanese chemical warfare unit 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIN CHENGMIN, Curator of exhibition hall STORYLINE: A roll of a Japanese chemical warfare unit was revealed for the first time in China on Monday. The document contains the real names and personal information of 414 members of Unit 516, which was set up by the Japanese army in May 1939 in Qiqihar City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, according to the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, Heilongjiang's capital. As the base camp of Japan's chemical warfare, Unit 516 developed a range of toxic agents and used them during warfare. The document was originally held by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan and then collected by the National Archives of Japan. A photocopy was obtained by a researc

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CHINA-HARBIN-JAPANESE CHEMICAL WARFARE UNIT-DOCUMENT (CN)

(220815) -- HARBIN, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2022 shows a roll of a Japanese chemical warfare unit revealed by the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document contains the real names and personal information of 414 members of Unit 516, which was set up by the Japanese army in May 1939 in Qiqihar City of Heilongjiang Province, according to the exhibition hall. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HARBIN-JAPANESE CHEMICAL WARFARE UNIT-DOCUMENT (CN)

(220815) -- HARBIN, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jin Chengmin, curator of the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army, shows a roll of a Japanese chemical warfare unit in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2022. The document contains the real names and personal information of 414 members of Unit 516, which was set up by the Japanese army in May 1939 in Qiqihar City of Heilongjiang Province, according to the exhibition hall. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HARBIN-JAPANESE CHEMICAL WARFARE UNIT-DOCUMENT (CN)

(220815) -- HARBIN, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2022 shows a roll of a Japanese chemical warfare unit revealed by the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document contains the real names and personal information of 414 members of Unit 516, which was set up by the Japanese army in May 1939 in Qiqihar City of Heilongjiang Province, according to the exhibition hall. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HARBIN-JAPANESE CHEMICAL WARFARE UNIT-DOCUMENT (CN)

(220815) -- HARBIN, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2022 shows a roll of a Japanese chemical warfare unit revealed by the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document contains the real names and personal information of 414 members of Unit 516, which was set up by the Japanese army in May 1939 in Qiqihar City of Heilongjiang Province, according to the exhibition hall. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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CHINA-HARBIN-JAPANESE CHEMICAL WARFARE UNIT-DOCUMENT (CN)

(220815) -- HARBIN, Aug. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2022 shows a roll of a Japanese chemical warfare unit revealed by the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document contains the real names and personal information of 414 members of Unit 516, which was set up by the Japanese army in May 1939 in Qiqihar City of Heilongjiang Province, according to the exhibition hall. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-BRITISH MUSEUM-CULTURAL AND CREATIVE PRODUCT

(220512) -- LONDON, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 11, 2022 shows the Gayer-Anderson cat mugs in the British Museum in London, Britain. The Gayer-Anderson cat is a bronze figure depicting one form of the goddess Bastet. The cat dates from the Late Period of ancient Egypt around 600 BC. It's named after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, who donated the statue to the British Museum in 1939. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-BRITISH MUSEUM-CULTURAL AND CREATIVE PRODUCT

(220512) -- LONDON, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 11, 2022 shows replicas of the Gayer-Anderson cat in the British Museum in London, Britain. The Gayer-Anderson cat is a bronze figure depicting one form of the goddess Bastet. The cat dates from the Late Period of ancient Egypt around 600 BC. It's named after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, who donated the statue to the British Museum in 1939. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-BRITISH MUSEUM-CULTURAL AND CREATIVE PRODUCT

(220512) -- LONDON, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman takes photos of the Gayer-Anderson cat in the British Museum in London, Britain, on May 11, 2022. The Gayer-Anderson cat is a bronze figure depicting one form of the goddess Bastet. The cat dates from the Late Period of ancient Egypt around 600 BC. It's named after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, who donated the statue to the British Museum in 1939. (Xinhua/Li Ying)