Portrait photos of representatives of CPV veterans
2020-10-25
Photo taken on Sept 28, 2020 shows Du Changfa, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, in Xining, Northwest China's Qinghai province. Du was born in 1933. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1951. On Oct 19, 1950, as requested by the DPRK, CPV forces crossed the Yalu River to aid the DPRK's fight there until a truce was signed in 1953. A total of 2.9 million CPV soldiers entered the battlefield. Photographers from Xinhua took portrait photos of about 70 representatives of CPV veterans, as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the CPV entering the DPRK to fight in the war. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Sept 28, 2020 shows Jiang Cheng, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, in Chongqing, Southwest China. Jiang was born in 1928. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1951. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tang Zhanghong, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, salutes in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Oct 16, 2020. Tang was born in 1935. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1951. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Sept 28, 2020 shows Gao Jinwen, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, in Jinzhong, North China's Shanxi province. Gao was born in 1925. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1951. [Photo/Xinhua]
Zhang Jifa, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, tells a story about "one apple" happened during a battle of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53), in Xinyang Central China's Henan province, Sept 27, 2020. Zhang was born in 1926. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1951. [Photo/Xinhua]
Yi Luheng, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, recalls the moments of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53) in Chongqing, Southwest China, Sept 29, 2020. Yi was born in 1936. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1951. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Chaozhong, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers , salutes in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Sept 24, 2020. Ding was born in 1927. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1950. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Oct 4, 2020 shows Wang Qingzhen, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, in Xiaogan, Central China's Hubei province. Wang was born in 1936. She entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1951. [Photo/Xinhua]
Na Qiming, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, shows an old photo of himself in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Oct 18, 2020. Na was born in 1929. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1952. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Sept 24, 2020 shows Chen Changfa, veteran of the Chinese People's Volunteers, in Shizuishan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Chen was born in 1929. He entered the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to fight in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea with the CPV army in 1953. [Photo/Xinhua]
