Beijing aunties perform dance to mark Japan WWII surrender
- 10 years ago
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STORY: As Chinese leaders attended ceremonies for China's first national victory day for its war against Japan from 1937-45, a troupe of middle-aged dancers in Beijing performed their own rendition of Japan's historic surrender on Wednesday.
Top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping led a memorial ceremony on Wednesday morning to commemorate the 69th anniversary of what China called a "Victory Day" in its war against Japanese invasion in World War Two.
This was China's first commemoration of Victory Day, after September 3 was designated for national commemoration earlier this year.
In Beijing that same evening, a large crowd gathered for a performance by Nanguan art group featuring patriotic flag-waving and military marches -- not an uncommon sight in a country where it is common for the elderly to be seen singing communist "Red Songs" in public or dancing in public areas.
But Nanguan has attracted attention in re
STORY: As Chinese leaders attended ceremonies for China's first national victory day for its war against Japan from 1937-45, a troupe of middle-aged dancers in Beijing performed their own rendition of Japan's historic surrender on Wednesday.
Top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping led a memorial ceremony on Wednesday morning to commemorate the 69th anniversary of what China called a "Victory Day" in its war against Japanese invasion in World War Two.
This was China's first commemoration of Victory Day, after September 3 was designated for national commemoration earlier this year.
In Beijing that same evening, a large crowd gathered for a performance by Nanguan art group featuring patriotic flag-waving and military marches -- not an uncommon sight in a country where it is common for the elderly to be seen singing communist "Red Songs" in public or dancing in public areas.
But Nanguan has attracted attention in re