The opening ceremony for an exhibition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer (CPV) Army entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to help in the war to resist U.S. aggression was held on Monday at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, announced the opening of the exhibition. 

Wang said the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) was a just battle to defend peace and resist aggression. 

The heroic Chinese People's Volunteer Army, together with the Korean people and army, sacrificed their lives, fought bloody battles and won the great victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, he added. 

Wang said the exhibition is aimed at reviewing the glorious course of the war and demonstrating the dauntless spirit of the CPV forces. It also shows the Chinese people's unity and love for their country and the Chinese nation's determination to safeguard peace. 

Wang called for carrying forward the spirit of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea to strive for a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and to achieve the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.

Covering some 3,300 square meters, the exhibition features 540 photos, 15 artworks and a total of 1,900 items, including maps, documents, flags, badges, and weapons, which were used or captured during the war.

Among them are 824 pieces of precious cultural relics unveiled to the public for the first time, according to the organizers.

Through a large number of precious exhibits, the event reflects the nature of justice and great victory of the war, and recounts CPV soldiers' heroic deeds and revolutionary spirit during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953).

On October 19, 1950, as requested by the DPRK, CPV forces crossed the Yalu River to aid the DPRK's fight there until a truce was signed in 1953. A total of 2.9 million CPV soldiers entered the battlefield, and 197,653 of them sacrificed their lives in the war.

The exhibition is running through the end of February 2021.

(Cover: Visitors look at the MiG-15 jet fighter that the Chinese soldier Wang Hai drove in the air battle during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing, China, September 10, 2020. /CFP)