On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, we must pay tribute to the city of Shanghai. As a megacity in the East, Shanghai stood resilient amid the flames of war and played a pivotal role in China's resistance against Japanese invaders.

Today, the once war-ravaged Wusongkou Port has transformed into one of Asia's largest cruise home ports, while also functioning as a key domestic waterway transport hub. The former Sincere Company site has been reborn as Shanghai fashion store, continuing the city's legacy of commercial vitality.

(Pics via Shanghai Sihang Warehouse Battle Memorial Museum, Shanghai Municipal Archives, Shanghai Baoshan District Media Center, Shanghai Huangpu District Archives)