Giant Japan war crime trial painting opens Shanghai Book Fair
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A giant painting of the post-WWII trial of Japanese military and political leaders on war crimes charges has been put on display in Shanghai to mark the opening of the Shanghai Book Fair. /Chinanews Photo

A giant painting of the post-WWII trial of Japanese military and political leaders on war crimes charges has been put on display in Shanghai to mark the opening of the Shanghai Book Fair. /Chinanews Photo

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo is depicted in the 36-meter-wide and four-meter-high painting. Fifty people are crammed into the scene. /Chinanews Photo

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo is depicted in the 36-meter-wide and four-meter-high painting. Fifty people are crammed into the scene. /Chinanews Photo

Li Bin and his team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have been working on the painting since 2015… and it’s not even complete yet. It will eventually be 100 meters wide when finished in late 2018. /Chinanews Photo

Li Bin and his team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have been working on the painting since 2015… and it’s not even complete yet. It will eventually be 100 meters wide when finished in late 2018. /Chinanews Photo

The Shanghai Book Fair features over 150,000 books from more than 500 publishers in China. /Chinanews Photo

The Shanghai Book Fair features over 150,000 books from more than 500 publishers in China. /Chinanews Photo