PYONGYANG, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — A completion ceremony for the renovation project for Chinese People’s Volunteers (CPV) martyrs’ cemeteries was held Saturday in Sinphyong County, North Hwanghae Province of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the CPV’s entry into the DPRK to fight in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
The ceremony started at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) with the national anthems of China and the DPRK. Representatives from China and the DPRK laid flower baskets for the CPV martyrs, stood in silent tribute, presented flowers and poured liquor in remembrance, and visited the martyrs’ tombs and the wall of martyrs’ names to pay profound respect.
Qi Han, charge d’affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in the DPRK, said that 76 years ago, the CPV fought shoulder to shoulder with the DPRK army and people, shared weal and woe, and the traditional China-DPRK friendship forged in blood will never fade.
