1 / 4   On the fifth National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims, people from all walks of life gather at memorial sites across China to mourn the 300,000 lives lost in the Nanjing Massacre 81 years ago. /VCG Photo

2 / 4   A State memorial ceremony is held at Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders today, as people stand still in a moment of silence to honor the victims. /VCG Photo

3 / 4   In Shenyang City, northwest China’s Liaoning Province, students light candles to remember the victims at the 918 History Museum, which was built to commemorate the September 18th Incident that marks the beginning of the war of resistance against Japanese Aggression in China. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   In southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, 20 war survivors bow in silence in front of the ruins of the Chongqing Bombing Massacre to pay tributes to victims in the Nanjing Massacre. /VCG Photo