Handover of Historical Photos to Chinese Embassy - Paris

Handover of Historical Photos to Chinese Embassy - Paris

This photo taken on Aug 4, 2025 shows a ceremony for the handover of historical photos taken during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, donated by Marcus Detrez (3rd L), at the Chinese Embassy in Paris, France, Aug 4, 2025. A ceremony for the handover of historical photos taken during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, donated by Marcus Detrez, was held at the Chinese Embassy in France on Monday evening. During the event, Chen Dong, minister at the Chinese Embassy in France, presented a donation certificate and a letter of thanks from the Shanghai Songhu Memorial Hall for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to Detrez, who had donated 618 historical photographs collected by his grandfather, Roger-Pierre Laurens. Photo by Gao Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handover of Historical Photos to Chinese Embassy - Paris

Handover of Historical Photos to Chinese Embassy - Paris

Chen Dong (R), minister at the Chinese Embassy in France, presents a donation certificate and a letter of thanks to Marcus Detrez at the Chinese Embassy in Paris, France, Aug 4, 2025. A ceremony for the handover of historical photos taken during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, donated by Marcus Detrez, was held at the Chinese Embassy in France on Monday evening. During the event, Chen Dong, minister at the Chinese Embassy in France, presented a donation certificate and a letter of thanks from the Shanghai Songhu Memorial Hall for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to Detrez, who had donated 618 historical photographs collected by his grandfather, Roger-Pierre Laurens. Photo by Gao Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China - Shanghai - Second Sino-Japanese War 1937

China - Shanghai - Second Sino-Japanese War 1937

China - Shanghai - Sino-Japanese incident 1937 (The Battle of Shanghai) - The Chinese position near a bridge over the creek on the Woosung Road in East Shanghai. The Battle of Shanghai was the first of the twenty-two major engagements fought between the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Republic of China (ROC) and the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) of the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the entire war. As pictured on this card, Chinese soldiers had to rely primarily on small-caliber weapons in their defense of the city, against the overwhelming onslaught from air, naval, and ground forces of the Japanese. Date: 1937

Chinese citizen views "Battle of Shanghai" photos at memorial hall

Chinese citizen views "Battle of Shanghai" photos at memorial hall

A Chinese visitor views photos of the 1937 Battle of Shanghai at the Songhu Campaign Memorial Hall in the Chinese city on Aug. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo